Essentials of Understanding Psychology 13Th Edition By Robert Feldmen - Test Bank

,Essentials of Understanding Psychology, 13e (Feldman)
Chapter 1 Introduction to Psychology

1) Psychology is defined as the
A) intuition-based approach to study human behavior.
B) speculative method to find answers about human cognition.
C) study of mental disorders and their treatment.
D) scientific study of behavior and mental processes.

Answer: D
Difficulty: 1 Easy Page Ref: 3
Section: 1: Psychologists at Work
Topic: Definition of Psychology
Learning Objective: Summarize the scope and goals of psychology.
Bloom's: Remember
APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in 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.
D) the disorders of the central nervous system.

Answer: B
Difficulty: 2 Medium Page Ref: 3
Section: 1: Psychologists at Work
Topic: Definition of Psychology
Learning Objective: Summarize the scope and goals of psychology.
Bloom's: Apply
APA Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications 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.
D) the discipline of psychology really has no core or center.

Answer: C
Difficulty: 2 Medium Page Ref: 3
Section: 1: Psychologists at Work
Topic: Definition of Psychology
Learning Objective: Summarize the scope and goals of psychology.
Bloom's: Understand
APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology



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,4) In order to study mind and behavior, psychologists
A) rely on the scientific method.
B) use their intuition.
C) rely on the study of internal medicine.
D) use speculation.

Answer: A
Difficulty: 1 Easy Page Ref: 3
Section: 1: Psychologists at Work
Topic: Definition of Psychology
Learning Objective: Summarize the scope and goals of psychology.
Bloom's: Remember
APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology;
2.1: Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena

5) In which of the following scenarios is a scientific explanation being provided to explain a
phenomenon?
A) When asked if violent video games have an impact on players, Dr. Lee replies that there is
substantial empirical evidence to suggest a change in the gamers' behavior.
B) When asked if mood influences social behavior, Dr. Sessler replies that he believes that it
does.
C) When asked if addiction is a disease or a choice, Dr. Smith replies that he knows many
addicts and he feels that they have a disease.
D) When asked if he can train his mind to not feel physical pain, Dr. Farnworth replies that he
focuses on his breathing when he feels pain to increase his tolerance for it.

Answer: A
Difficulty: 3 Hard Page Ref: 25
Section: 1: Psychologists at Work
Topic: Definition of Psychology
Learning Objective: Summarize the scope and goals of psychology.
Bloom's: Apply
APA Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology; 2.1: Use scientific reasoning to
interpret psychological phenomena




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, 6) Which of the following statements is TRUE of the diverse subfields of psychology?
A) They allow psychologists to explain different types of behavior using the same techniques
and experiments.
B) Though they are individually separate and distinct, they all share a common goal of
understanding behavior.
C) They always lead to an MD (doctor of medicine) degree.
D) They are not related at all other than being considered a part of psychology.

Answer: B
Difficulty: 2 Medium Page Ref: 4
Section: 1: Psychologists at Work
Topic: Subfields of Psychology
Learning Objective: Summarize the key characteristics of the major approaches to psychology.
Bloom's: Understand
APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

7) Dr. Alvarez is currently studying how the degeneration of certain components of nerve cells in
the brain leads to Lewy body disease. Dr. Alvarez's work is most likely to be a part of the
________ subfield of psychology.
A) evolutionary
B) developmental
C) industrial-organizational
D) behavioral neuroscience

Answer: D
Difficulty: 3 Hard Page Ref: 4
Section: 1: Psychologists at Work
Topic: Subfields of Psychology
Learning Objective: Summarize the key characteristics of the major approaches to psychology.
Bloom's: Apply
APA Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology

8) Which of the following is the focus of experimental psychology?
A) exploring the relationship between psychological factors and physical ailments or disease
B) investigating the relationship between people and their physical environment
C) studying the processes of sensing, perceiving, learning, and thinking about the world
D) analyzing how people grow and change from the moment of conception through death

Answer: C
Difficulty: 2 Medium Page Ref: 4
Section: 1: Psychologists at Work
Topic: Subfields of Psychology
Learning Objective: Summarize the key characteristics of the major approaches to psychology.
Bloom's: Understand
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains


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