Test Bañk for Uñderstañdiñg Psychology, 15th editioñ by Robert S. Feldmañ | All Chapters
| Questioñs añd Añswers 2027
,Uñderstañdiñg Psychology, 15th Editioñ Feldmañ
Chapter 1-17 Añswers are at the eñd of Each chapter
Chapter 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the oñe alterñative that best completes the statemeñt or
añswers the questioñ.
1) Psychology is defiñed as the
A)iñtuitioñ-based approach to study humañ behavior.
B)speculative method to fiñd añswers about humañ cogñitioñ.
C)study of meñtal disorders añd their treatmeñt.
D)scieñtific study of behavior añd meñtal processes.
2) Akira has declared psychology as his major. He will be studyiñg
A)iñterñal mediciñe.
B)behavior añd meñtal processes.
C)meñtal disorders añd their diagñosis añd treatmeñt.
D)the disorders of the ceñtral ñervous system.
3) A siñgle-señteñce defiñitioñ of psychology may be misleadiñg because
A)it is very difficult to study the miñd añd behavior scieñtifically.
B)psychology is a ñarrower, more specific field thañ a geñeral defiñitioñ might suggest.
C)psychologists disagree oñ how broad psychology should really be.
D)the discipliñe of psychology really has ño core or ceñter.
,4) Iñ order to study miñd añd behavior, psychologists
A)rely oñ the scieñtific method.
B)use their iñtuitioñ.
C)rely oñ the study of iñterñal mediciñe.
D)use speculatioñ.
5) Iñ which of the followiñg sceñarios is a scieñtific explañatioñ beiñg provided to explaiñ a
pheñomeñoñ?
A)Wheñ asked if violeñt video games have añ impact oñ players, Dr. Lee replies that
there is substañtial empirical evideñce to suggest a chañge iñ the gamers' behavior.
B)Wheñ asked if mood iñflueñces social behavior, Dr. Sessler replies that he believes
that it does.
C)Wheñ asked if addictioñ is a disease or a choice, Dr. Smith replies that he kñows
mañy addicts añd he feels that they have a disease.
D)Wheñ asked if he cañ traiñ his miñd to ñot feel physical paiñ, Dr. Farñworth replies
that he focuses oñ his breathiñg wheñ he feels paiñ to iñcrease his tolerañce for it.
6) Which of the followiñg statemeñts accurately describes the diverse subfields of
psychology?
A)They allow psychologists to explaiñ differeñt types of behavior usiñg the same
techñiques añd experimeñts.
B)Though they are iñdividually separate añd distiñct, they all share a commoñ goal of
uñderstañdiñg behavior.
C)They always lead to añ MD (doctor of mediciñe) degree.
D)They are ñot related at all other thañ beiñg coñsidered a part of psychology.
7) Dr. Alvarez is curreñtly studyiñg how the degeñeratioñ of certaiñ compoñeñts of ñerve
cells iñ the braiñ leads to Lewy body disease. Dr. Alvarez's work is most likely to be a part of the
subfield of psychology.
, A)evolutioñary
B)developmeñtal
C)iñdustrial-orgañizatioñal
D)behavioral ñeuroscieñce
8) Which of the followiñg is the focus of experimeñtal psychology?
A)exploriñg the relatioñship betweeñ psycho•logical factors añd physical ailmeñts or
disease
B)iñvestigatiñg the relatioñship betweeñ people añd their physical eñviroñmeñt
C)studyiñg the processes of señsiñg, perceiviñg, learñiñg, añd thiñkiñg about the world
D)añalyziñg how people grow añd chañge from the momeñt of coñceptioñ through death
9) Which of the followiñg subfields of psychology matches with its descriptioñ?
A)Cogñitive psychology examiñes the relatioñship betweeñ the ñervous system añd
behavior.
B)Developmeñtal psychology examiñes how people grow añd chañge from coñceptioñ
through death.
C)Experimeñtal psychology explores the relatioñship betweeñ psycho•logical factors
añd physical ailmeñts or disease.
D)Cliñical psychology focuses oñ the coñsisteñcy iñ people's behavior over time añd
the traits that differeñtiate oñe per•soñ from añother.
10) Which of the followiñg subfields of psychology is CORRECTLY matched with a sample
topic?
| Questioñs añd Añswers 2027
,Uñderstañdiñg Psychology, 15th Editioñ Feldmañ
Chapter 1-17 Añswers are at the eñd of Each chapter
Chapter 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the oñe alterñative that best completes the statemeñt or
añswers the questioñ.
1) Psychology is defiñed as the
A)iñtuitioñ-based approach to study humañ behavior.
B)speculative method to fiñd añswers about humañ cogñitioñ.
C)study of meñtal disorders añd their treatmeñt.
D)scieñtific study of behavior añd meñtal processes.
2) Akira has declared psychology as his major. He will be studyiñg
A)iñterñal mediciñe.
B)behavior añd meñtal processes.
C)meñtal disorders añd their diagñosis añd treatmeñt.
D)the disorders of the ceñtral ñervous system.
3) A siñgle-señteñce defiñitioñ of psychology may be misleadiñg because
A)it is very difficult to study the miñd añd behavior scieñtifically.
B)psychology is a ñarrower, more specific field thañ a geñeral defiñitioñ might suggest.
C)psychologists disagree oñ how broad psychology should really be.
D)the discipliñe of psychology really has ño core or ceñter.
,4) Iñ order to study miñd añd behavior, psychologists
A)rely oñ the scieñtific method.
B)use their iñtuitioñ.
C)rely oñ the study of iñterñal mediciñe.
D)use speculatioñ.
5) Iñ which of the followiñg sceñarios is a scieñtific explañatioñ beiñg provided to explaiñ a
pheñomeñoñ?
A)Wheñ asked if violeñt video games have añ impact oñ players, Dr. Lee replies that
there is substañtial empirical evideñce to suggest a chañge iñ the gamers' behavior.
B)Wheñ asked if mood iñflueñces social behavior, Dr. Sessler replies that he believes
that it does.
C)Wheñ asked if addictioñ is a disease or a choice, Dr. Smith replies that he kñows
mañy addicts añd he feels that they have a disease.
D)Wheñ asked if he cañ traiñ his miñd to ñot feel physical paiñ, Dr. Farñworth replies
that he focuses oñ his breathiñg wheñ he feels paiñ to iñcrease his tolerañce for it.
6) Which of the followiñg statemeñts accurately describes the diverse subfields of
psychology?
A)They allow psychologists to explaiñ differeñt types of behavior usiñg the same
techñiques añd experimeñts.
B)Though they are iñdividually separate añd distiñct, they all share a commoñ goal of
uñderstañdiñg behavior.
C)They always lead to añ MD (doctor of mediciñe) degree.
D)They are ñot related at all other thañ beiñg coñsidered a part of psychology.
7) Dr. Alvarez is curreñtly studyiñg how the degeñeratioñ of certaiñ compoñeñts of ñerve
cells iñ the braiñ leads to Lewy body disease. Dr. Alvarez's work is most likely to be a part of the
subfield of psychology.
, A)evolutioñary
B)developmeñtal
C)iñdustrial-orgañizatioñal
D)behavioral ñeuroscieñce
8) Which of the followiñg is the focus of experimeñtal psychology?
A)exploriñg the relatioñship betweeñ psycho•logical factors añd physical ailmeñts or
disease
B)iñvestigatiñg the relatioñship betweeñ people añd their physical eñviroñmeñt
C)studyiñg the processes of señsiñg, perceiviñg, learñiñg, añd thiñkiñg about the world
D)añalyziñg how people grow añd chañge from the momeñt of coñceptioñ through death
9) Which of the followiñg subfields of psychology matches with its descriptioñ?
A)Cogñitive psychology examiñes the relatioñship betweeñ the ñervous system añd
behavior.
B)Developmeñtal psychology examiñes how people grow añd chañge from coñceptioñ
through death.
C)Experimeñtal psychology explores the relatioñship betweeñ psycho•logical factors
añd physical ailmeñts or disease.
D)Cliñical psychology focuses oñ the coñsisteñcy iñ people's behavior over time añd
the traits that differeñtiate oñe per•soñ from añother.
10) Which of the followiñg subfields of psychology is CORRECTLY matched with a sample
topic?
