TEST BANK FOR ESSENTIALS OF UNDERSTANDING PSYCHOLOGY
11th EDITION BY FELDMAN
Chapter 01: Introduction to Psychology
Multiple Choice Questions
1.
Psychology is defined as the:
A.
intuition-based approach to study human behavior.
B.
ST
speculative method to find answers about human cognition.
C.
study of mental disorders and their treatment.
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D.
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scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
APA LO: 1.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Define psychology
Learning Outcome: 1-1
Topic: Definition of Psychology
,2.
Akira has declared psychology as his major. He will be studying:
A.
internal medicine.
B.
behavior and mental processes.
C.
mental disorders and their diagnosis and treatment.
ST
D.
the disorders of the central nervous system.
O
APA LO: 1.1
APA LO: 1.3
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
IC
Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Define psychology
Learning Outcome: 1-1
Topic: Definition of Psychology
,3.
A single-sentence definition of psychology may be misleading because:
A.
it is very difficult to study the mind and behavior scientifically.
B.
psychology is a narrower, more specific field than a general definition might suggest.
C.
psychologists disagree on how broad psychology should really be.
ST
D.
the discipline of psychology really has no core or center.
O
APA LO: 1.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
IC
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Define psychology
Learning Outcome: 1-1
Topic: Definition of Psychology
, 4.
Which of the following is NOT one of the goals of psychology?
A.
Obfuscation
B.
Description
C.
Prediction
ST
D.
Explanation
O
APA LO: 1.1
APA LO: 2.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
IC
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Define psychology
Learning Outcome: 1-1
Topic: Definition of Psychology
11th EDITION BY FELDMAN
Chapter 01: Introduction to Psychology
Multiple Choice Questions
1.
Psychology is defined as the:
A.
intuition-based approach to study human behavior.
B.
ST
speculative method to find answers about human cognition.
C.
study of mental disorders and their treatment.
O
D.
IC
scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
APA LO: 1.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Define psychology
Learning Outcome: 1-1
Topic: Definition of Psychology
,2.
Akira has declared psychology as his major. He will be studying:
A.
internal medicine.
B.
behavior and mental processes.
C.
mental disorders and their diagnosis and treatment.
ST
D.
the disorders of the central nervous system.
O
APA LO: 1.1
APA LO: 1.3
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
IC
Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Define psychology
Learning Outcome: 1-1
Topic: Definition of Psychology
,3.
A single-sentence definition of psychology may be misleading because:
A.
it is very difficult to study the mind and behavior scientifically.
B.
psychology is a narrower, more specific field than a general definition might suggest.
C.
psychologists disagree on how broad psychology should really be.
ST
D.
the discipline of psychology really has no core or center.
O
APA LO: 1.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
IC
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Define psychology
Learning Outcome: 1-1
Topic: Definition of Psychology
, 4.
Which of the following is NOT one of the goals of psychology?
A.
Obfuscation
B.
Description
C.
Prediction
ST
D.
Explanation
O
APA LO: 1.1
APA LO: 2.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
IC
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Define psychology
Learning Outcome: 1-1
Topic: Definition of Psychology
