TEST BANK for Exploring Psychology
12th Edition by David G. Myers
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1. Psychology is the scientific study of:
a. mind and body.
b. mind and behavior.
c. mood and behavior.
d. mood and body.
CORRECT ANSWER: b
2. Psychology is the study of mind and behavior.
a. materialistic
b. idealistic
c. scientific
d. philosophical
CORRECT ANSWER: c
3. Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Behavior refers to:
a. perceptions, thoughts, memories, and feelings.
b. explanations.
c. urges.
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d. observable actions of human and nonhuman animals.
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CORRECT ANSWER: d
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4. The mind is , while behavior is .
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a. a set of public events; a set of private events
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b. thoughts; feelings
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c. things we say; things we do
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d. unobservable events; observable events
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CORRECT ANSWER: d
5. Among the first to struggle with how the mind works were:
a. philosophers.
b. psychologists.
c. structuralists.
d. functionalists.
CORRECT ANSWER: a
6. is the private inner experience of perception, thoughts, memories, and feelings.
a. The mind
b. Dualism
c. Behavior
d. Empiricism
CORRECT ANSWER: a
7. Descartes believed that:
a. the mind and body aren't fundamentally different at all.
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b. perceptions of the physical world are produced entirely by information from the sensory organs.
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c. the body is made of a material substance, while the mind is made of an immaterial substance.
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d. perceptions of the physical world are the brain's interpretation of information from the sensory
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organs.
CORRECT ANSWER: c
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8. Descartes is to as Hobbes is to .
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a. structuralism; nativism
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b. dualism; materialism
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c. nativism; dualism
d. dualism; idealism
CORRECT ANSWER: b
9. Which philosopher advocated dualism?
a. Hobbes
b. Locke
c. Kant
d. Descartes
CORRECT ANSWER: d
10. Samuel believes that his mind is fundamentally different than his brain, a belief consistent with:
a. dualism.
b. materialism.
c. idealism.
d. nativism.
CORRECT ANSWER: a
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11. Kaiya believes that her spirituality is rooted in a specific area of the brain. Her belief is similar to that
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of:
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a. Ryle.
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b. Descartes.
c. Hobbes.
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d. Locke.
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CORRECT ANSWER: c
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