Test Bank for Psychological Science Seventh Edition by Elizabeth A. Phelps, Elliot Berkman & Michael Gazzaniga, A+ guide.

InclusiveaofaChaptersa1-

15aMULTIPLEaCHOICE

CHAPTERa01:aTheaScienceaofaPsychology

,MULTIPLEa CHOICE

1. Whichaofatheafollowingaisatheabestadefinitionaofapsychologicalascience?
A. theastudyaofatheabrainaandaitsafunc-
ation


B. theastudyaofatheamind,atheabrain,aan
dathoughtaprocesses
C. theastudyaofatheamind,atheabrain,aan
dabehavior
D. theastudyaofatheamind,atheapsyche,a
andabehavior

ANS:a C DIF: Easy
REF:a 1.1aWhataIsaPsychologicalaScience?aOBJ:a 1.1A
NAT:aAPAaGoala1,aKnowledgeaBaseainaPsychology
MSC:aRemembering

2. Psychologicalascienceaisatheastudyaof:
A. theamind. C. behavior.
B. theabrain. D. allaofatheaabove.

, ANS:a D DIF: Easy
REF:a 1.1aWhataIsaPsychologicalaScience?aOBJ:a 1.1A
NAT:aAPAaGoala1,aKnowledgeaBaseainaPsychology
MSC:aRemembering

3. Tryingatoaunderstandathearelationshipabetweenatheaactionsaofaneuronsaandaaa
thoughtaisaanaexampleaofatheaconnectionabetween:
A. theabrainaandathea C. genesaandathe
mind. amind.


B. natureaandanur- D. theabrainaandaemo
ature. tion.

ANS:a A DIF: Moderate
REF:a 1.1aWhataIsaPsychologicalaScience?aOBJ:a 1.1A
NAT:aAPAaGoala1,aKnowledgeaBaseainaPsychology
MSC:aApplying

4. Basedaonayouratextbook‘sadefinitionaofapsychology,awhichastatementabestare-
aflectsathearelationshipabetweenatheamindaandatheabrain?


A. Theabrainaisatheasameathingaasathea
mind.
B. Theabrainainfluencesatheamind.
C. Theabrainaisaunrelatedatoatheamind.
D. Theabrainareflectsatheamind.

ANS:a B DIF: Moderate
REF:a 1.1aWhataIsaPsychologicalaScience?aOBJ:a 1.1A
NAT:aAPAaGoala1,aKnowledgeaBaseainaPsychology
MSC:aApplying

5. BarryaandaCandaceaareadisagreeing.aBarryastatesathatapsychologyaisatheastudyao
fatheamind.aCandaceabelievesathatapsychologyaisatheascienceaofabehavior.aGive
nayouraknowledgeaofapsychology,ahowawouldayouaresolveathisaargument?
A. Barryaisacorrect.aPsychologyaonlyast
udiesatheamind.
B. Candaceaisacorrect.aPsychologyaonlyas
tudiesabehavior.
C. Bothaareacorrect.aPsychologyastudiesa
bothatheamindaandabehavior.
D. Bothaareaincorrect.aPsychologyaonlya
studiesaemotions.

ANS:a C DIF: Difficult
REF:a 1.1aWhataIsaPsychologicalaScience?aOBJ:a 1.1A
NAT:aAPAaGoala1,aKnowledgeaBaseainaPsychology
MSC:aUnderstanding

6. Allanahaisaaapsychologyamajor.aWhichaofatheafollowingabestadescribesawhataAl-
alanahawillalearnaabout?

, A. theastructureaandafunctionaofatheabr
ain
B. mentaladisordersaandatheiratreat-
aments


C. feelingsaandaotherasubjectiveastates
D. theamind,atheabrain,aandabehavior
ANS:a D DIF: Easy
REF:a 1.1aWhataIsaPsychologicalaScience?aOBJ:a 1.1A
NAT:aAPAaGoala1,aKnowledgeaBaseainaPsychology
MSC:aUnderstanding

7. Foramuchaofaitsahistory,apsychologistsafocusedamostlyaon:
A. theabrain. C. behaviors.
B. disorders. D. theamind.

ANS:a C DIF: Moderate
REF:a 1.1aWhataIsaPsychologicalaScience?aOBJ:a 1.1A
NAT:aAPAaGoala1,aKnowledgeaBaseainaPsychology
MSC:aRemembering