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,UnderstandingmPsychology,m15thmEditionmFeldman
Chapterm1-17mAnswersmarematmthemendmofmEachmchapter
Chapterm1
MULTIPLEmCHOICEm-
mChoosemthemonemalternativemthatmbestmcompletesmthemstatementmormanswersmthemquestio
n.
1) Psychologymismdefinedmasmthe
A) intuition-basedmapproachmtomstudymhumanmbehavior.
B) speculativemmethodmtomfindmanswersmaboutmhumanmcognition.
C) studymofmmentalmdisordersmandmtheirmtreatment.
D) scientificmstudymofmbehaviormandmmentalmprocesses.
2) Akiramhasmdeclaredmpsychologymasmhismmajor.mHemwillmbemstudying
A) internalmmedicine.
B) behaviormandmmentalmprocesses.
C) mentalmdisordersmandmtheirmdiagnosismandmtreatment.
D) themdisordersmofmthemcentralmnervousmsystem.
3) Amsingle-sentencemdefinitionmofmpsychologymmaymbemmisleadingmbecause
A) itmismverymdifficultmtomstudymthemmindmandmbehaviormscientifically.
B) psychologymismamnarrower,mmoremspecificmfieldmthanmamgeneralmdefinitionmmightmsuggest.
C) psychologistsmdisagreemonmhowmbroadmpsychologymshouldmreallymbe.
D) themdisciplinemofmpsychologymreallymhasmnomcoremormcenter.
,4) Inmordermtomstudymmindmandmbehavior,mpsychologists
A) relymonmthemscientificmmethod.
B) usemtheirmintuition.
C) relymonmthemstudymofminternalmmedicine.
D) usemspeculation.
5) Inmwhichmofmthemfollowingmscenariosmismamscientificmexplanationmbeingmprovidedmtomexpl
ainmamphenomenon?
A) Whenmaskedmifmviolentmvideomgamesmhavemanmimpactmonmplayers,mDr.mLeemreplies
mthatmtheremismsubstantial mempiricalmevidencemtomsuggestmamchangeminmthemgamers'mbehavior.
B) Whenmaskedmifmmoodminfluencesmsocialmbehavior,mDr.mSesslermrepliesmthatmhembeli
evesmthatmitmdoes.
C) Whenmaskedmifmaddictionmismamdiseasemormamchoice,mDr.mSmithmrepliesmthatmhemk
nowsmmanymaddictsmandmhemfeelsmthatmtheymhavemamdisease.
D) Whenmaskedmifmhemcanmtrainmhismmindmtomnotmfeelmphysicalmpain,mDr.mFarnworthmre
pliesmthatmhemfocusesmonmhismbreathingmwhenmhemfeelsmpainmtomincreasemhismtolerancemformit.
6) Whichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmaccuratelymdescribesmthemdiversemsubfield
smofmpsychology?
A) Theymallowmpsychologistsmtomexplainmdifferentmtypesmofmbehaviormusingmthems
amemtechniquesmandmexperiments.
B) Thoughmtheymaremindividuallymseparatemandmdistinct,mtheymallmsharemamcommonmgo
almofmunderstandingmbehavior.
C) TheymalwaysmleadmtomanmMDm(doctormofmmedicine)mdegree.
D) Theymaremnotmrelatedmatmallmothermthanmbeingmconsideredmampartmofmpsychology.
7) Dr.mAlvarezmismcurrentlymstudyingmhowmthemdegenerationmofmcertainmcomponentsmofmner
vemcellsminmthembrainmleadsmtomLewymbodymdisease.mDr.mAlvarez'smworkmismmostmlikelymtombemamp
artmofmthe
subfieldmofmpsychology.
, A) evolutionary
B) developmental
C) industrial-organizational
D) behavioralmneuroscience
8) Whichmofmthemfollowingmismthemfocusmofmexperimentalmpsychology?
A) exploringmthemrelationshipmbetweenmpsycho•logicalmfactorsmandmphysicalmailmentsmor
disease
B) investigatingmthemrelationshipmbetweenmpeoplemandmtheirmphysicalmenvironment
C) studyingmthemprocessesmofmsensing,mperceiving,mlearning,mandmthinkingmaboutmthemworld
D) analyzingmhowmpeoplemgrowmandmchangemfrommthemmomentmofmconceptionmthrough
death
9) Whichmofmthemfollowingmsubfieldsmofmpsychologymmatchesmwithmitsmdescription?
A) Cognitivempsychologymexaminesmthemrelationshipmbetweenmthemnervousmsystemm
andmbehavior.
B) Developmentalmpsychologymexaminesmhowmpeoplemgrowmandmchangemfrommconcept
ionmthroughmdeath.
C) Experimentalmpsychologymexploresmthemrelationshipmbetweenmpsycho•logicalmfact
orsmandmphysicalmailmentsmormdisease.
D) Clinicalmpsychologymfocusesmonmthemconsistencyminmpeople'smbehaviormovermtimem
andmthemtraitsmthatmdifferentiatemonemper•sonmfrommanother.
10) WhichmofmthemfollowingmsubfieldsmofmpsychologymismCORRECTLYmmatchedmwithmamsa
mplemtopic?
m
,UnderstandingmPsychology,m15thmEditionmFeldman
Chapterm1-17mAnswersmarematmthemendmofmEachmchapter
Chapterm1
MULTIPLEmCHOICEm-
mChoosemthemonemalternativemthatmbestmcompletesmthemstatementmormanswersmthemquestio
n.
1) Psychologymismdefinedmasmthe
A) intuition-basedmapproachmtomstudymhumanmbehavior.
B) speculativemmethodmtomfindmanswersmaboutmhumanmcognition.
C) studymofmmentalmdisordersmandmtheirmtreatment.
D) scientificmstudymofmbehaviormandmmentalmprocesses.
2) Akiramhasmdeclaredmpsychologymasmhismmajor.mHemwillmbemstudying
A) internalmmedicine.
B) behaviormandmmentalmprocesses.
C) mentalmdisordersmandmtheirmdiagnosismandmtreatment.
D) themdisordersmofmthemcentralmnervousmsystem.
3) Amsingle-sentencemdefinitionmofmpsychologymmaymbemmisleadingmbecause
A) itmismverymdifficultmtomstudymthemmindmandmbehaviormscientifically.
B) psychologymismamnarrower,mmoremspecificmfieldmthanmamgeneralmdefinitionmmightmsuggest.
C) psychologistsmdisagreemonmhowmbroadmpsychologymshouldmreallymbe.
D) themdisciplinemofmpsychologymreallymhasmnomcoremormcenter.
,4) Inmordermtomstudymmindmandmbehavior,mpsychologists
A) relymonmthemscientificmmethod.
B) usemtheirmintuition.
C) relymonmthemstudymofminternalmmedicine.
D) usemspeculation.
5) Inmwhichmofmthemfollowingmscenariosmismamscientificmexplanationmbeingmprovidedmtomexpl
ainmamphenomenon?
A) Whenmaskedmifmviolentmvideomgamesmhavemanmimpactmonmplayers,mDr.mLeemreplies
mthatmtheremismsubstantial mempiricalmevidencemtomsuggestmamchangeminmthemgamers'mbehavior.
B) Whenmaskedmifmmoodminfluencesmsocialmbehavior,mDr.mSesslermrepliesmthatmhembeli
evesmthatmitmdoes.
C) Whenmaskedmifmaddictionmismamdiseasemormamchoice,mDr.mSmithmrepliesmthatmhemk
nowsmmanymaddictsmandmhemfeelsmthatmtheymhavemamdisease.
D) Whenmaskedmifmhemcanmtrainmhismmindmtomnotmfeelmphysicalmpain,mDr.mFarnworthmre
pliesmthatmhemfocusesmonmhismbreathingmwhenmhemfeelsmpainmtomincreasemhismtolerancemformit.
6) Whichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmaccuratelymdescribesmthemdiversemsubfield
smofmpsychology?
A) Theymallowmpsychologistsmtomexplainmdifferentmtypesmofmbehaviormusingmthems
amemtechniquesmandmexperiments.
B) Thoughmtheymaremindividuallymseparatemandmdistinct,mtheymallmsharemamcommonmgo
almofmunderstandingmbehavior.
C) TheymalwaysmleadmtomanmMDm(doctormofmmedicine)mdegree.
D) Theymaremnotmrelatedmatmallmothermthanmbeingmconsideredmampartmofmpsychology.
7) Dr.mAlvarezmismcurrentlymstudyingmhowmthemdegenerationmofmcertainmcomponentsmofmner
vemcellsminmthembrainmleadsmtomLewymbodymdisease.mDr.mAlvarez'smworkmismmostmlikelymtombemamp
artmofmthe
subfieldmofmpsychology.
, A) evolutionary
B) developmental
C) industrial-organizational
D) behavioralmneuroscience
8) Whichmofmthemfollowingmismthemfocusmofmexperimentalmpsychology?
A) exploringmthemrelationshipmbetweenmpsycho•logicalmfactorsmandmphysicalmailmentsmor
disease
B) investigatingmthemrelationshipmbetweenmpeoplemandmtheirmphysicalmenvironment
C) studyingmthemprocessesmofmsensing,mperceiving,mlearning,mandmthinkingmaboutmthemworld
D) analyzingmhowmpeoplemgrowmandmchangemfrommthemmomentmofmconceptionmthrough
death
9) Whichmofmthemfollowingmsubfieldsmofmpsychologymmatchesmwithmitsmdescription?
A) Cognitivempsychologymexaminesmthemrelationshipmbetweenmthemnervousmsystemm
andmbehavior.
B) Developmentalmpsychologymexaminesmhowmpeoplemgrowmandmchangemfrommconcept
ionmthroughmdeath.
C) Experimentalmpsychologymexploresmthemrelationshipmbetweenmpsycho•logicalmfact
orsmandmphysicalmailmentsmormdisease.
D) Clinicalmpsychologymfocusesmonmthemconsistencyminmpeople'smbehaviormovermtimem
andmthemtraitsmthatmdifferentiatemonemper•sonmfrommanother.
10) WhichmofmthemfollowingmsubfieldsmofmpsychologymismCORRECTLYmmatchedmwithmamsa
mplemtopic?
