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Understanding Psychology, 15th Edition Feldman
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Chapter wn1-17 wnAnswers wnare wnat wnthe wnend wnof w n Each wnchapter
Chapter 1 wn
Student name:
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MULTIPLE wnCHOICE wn- wnChoose wnthe wnone wnalternative wnthat wnbest wncompletes wnthe
wnstatement wnor wnanswers wnthe wnquestion.
1) Psychology wnis wndefined wnas wnthe
A) intuition-based wnapproach wnto wnstudy wnhuman wnbehavior.
B) speculative wnmethod wnto wnfind wnanswers wnabout wnhuman wncognition.
C) study wnof wnmental wndisorders wnand wntheir wntreatment.
D) scientific wnstudy wnof wnbehavior wnand wnmental wnprocesses.
2) Akira wnhas wndeclared wnpsychology wnas wnhis wnmajor. wnHe wnwill wnbe wnstudying
A) internal wnmedicine.
B) behavior wnand wnmental wnprocesses.
C) mental wndisorders wnand wntheir wndiagnosis wnand wntreatment.
D) the wndisorders wnof wnthe wncentral wnnervous wnsystem.
3) A wnsingle-sentence wndefinition wnof wnpsychology wnmay wnbe wnmisleading wnbecause
A) it wnis wnvery wndifficult wnto wnstudy wnthe wnmind wnand wnbehavior wnscientifically.
B) psychology wnis wna wnnarrower, wnmore wnspecific wnfield wnthan wna wngeneral wndefinition wnmight
wnsuggest.
C) psychologists wndisagree wnon wnhow wnbroad wnpsychology wnshould wnreally wnbe.
D) the wndiscipline wnof wnpsychology wnreally wnhas wnno wncore wnor wncenter.
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,4) In wnorder wnto wnstudy wnmind wnand wnbehavior, wnpsychologists
A) rely wnon wnthe wnscientific wnmethod.
B) use wntheir wnintuition.
C) rely wnon wnthe wnstudy wnof wninternal wnmedicine.
D) use wnspeculation.
5) In wnwhich wnof wnthe wnfollowing wnscenarios wnis wna wnscientific wnexplanation wnbeing wnprovided wnto
wnexplain wna wnphenomenon?
A) When wnasked wnif wnviolent wnvideo wngames wnhave wnan wnimpact wnon wnplayers, wnDr. wnLee
wnreplies wnthat wnthere wnis wnsubstantial wnempirical wnevidence wnto wnsuggest wna wnchange wnin wnthe
wngamers' wnbehavior.
B) When wnasked wnif wnmood wninfluences wnsocial wnbehavior, wnDr. wnSessler wnreplies wnthat wnhe
wnbelieves wnthat wnit wndoes.
C) When wnasked wnif wnaddiction wnis wna wndisease wnor wna wnchoice, wnDr. wnSmith wnreplies
wnthat wnhe wnknows wnmany wnaddicts wnand wnhe wnfeels wnthat wnthey wnhave wna wndisease.
D) When wnasked wnif wnhe wncan wntrain wnhis wnmind wnto wnnot wnfeel wnphysical wnpain, wnDr.
wnFarnworth wnreplies wnthat wnhe wnfocuses wnon wnhis wnbreathing wnwhen wnhe wnfeels wnpain wnto wnincrease
wnhis wntolerance wnfor wnit.
6) Which wnof wnthe wnfollowing wnstatements wnaccurately wndescribes wnthe wndiverse
wnsubfields wnof wnpsychology?
A) They wnallow wnpsychologists wnto wnexplain wndifferent wntypes wnof wnbehavior wnusing
wnthe wnsame wntechniques wnand wnexperiments.
B) Though wnthey wnare wnindividually wnseparate wnand wndistinct, wnthey wnall wnshare wna
wncommon wngoal wnof wnunderstanding wnbehavior.
C) They wnalways wnlead wnto wnan wnMD wn(doctor wnof wnmedicine) wndegree.
D) They wnare wnnot wnrelated wnat wnall wnother wnthan wnbeing wnconsidered wna wnpart wnof wnpsychology.
7) Dr. wnAlvarez wnis wncurrently wnstudying wnhow wnthe wndegeneration wnof wncertain wncomponents
wnof wnnerve wncells wnin wnthe wnbrain wnleads wnto wnLewy wnbody wndisease. wnDr. wnAlvarez's wnwork wnis wnmost
wnlikely wnto wnbe wna wnpart wnof wnthe
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, subfield wnof wnpsychology.
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, A) evolutionary
B) developmental
C) industrial-organizational
D) behavioral wnneuroscience
8) Which wnof wnthe wnfollowing wnis wnthe wnfocus wnof wnexperimental wnpsychology?
A) exploring wnthe wnrelationship wnbetween wnpsycho-logical wnfactors wnand wnphysical wnailments
disease wnor
B) investigating wnthe wnrelationship wnbetween wnpeople wnand wntheir wnphysical wnenvironment
C) studying wnthe wnprocesses wnof wnsensing, wnperceiving, wnlearning, wnand wnthinking wnabout wnthe
wnworld
death
D) analyzing wnhow wnpeople wngrow wnand wnchange wnfrom wnthe wnmoment wnof wnconception
wnthrough
9) Which wnof wnthe wnfollowing wnsubfields wnof wnpsychology wnmatches wnwith wnits wndescription?
A) Cognitive wnpsychology wnexamines wnthe wnrelationship wnbetween wnthe wnnervous
wnsystem wnand wnbehavior.
B) Developmental wnpsychology wnexamines wnhow wnpeople wngrow wnand wnchange wnfrom
wnconception wnthrough wndeath.
C) Experimental wnpsychology wnexplores wnthe wnrelationship wnbetween wnpsycho-logical
wnfactors wnand wnphysical wnailments wnor wndisease.
D) Clinical wnpsychology wnfocuses wnon wnthe wnconsistency wnin wnpeople's wnbehavior wnover
wntime wnand wnthe wntraits wnthat wndifferentiate wnone wnper-son wnfrom wnanother.
10) Which wnof wnthe wnfollowing wnsubfields wnof wnpsychology wnis wnCORRECTLY wnmatched wnwith
wna wnsample wntopic?
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Understanding Psychology, 15th Edition Feldman
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Chapter wn1-17 wnAnswers wnare wnat wnthe wnend wnof w n Each wnchapter
Chapter 1 wn
Student name:
wn
MULTIPLE wnCHOICE wn- wnChoose wnthe wnone wnalternative wnthat wnbest wncompletes wnthe
wnstatement wnor wnanswers wnthe wnquestion.
1) Psychology wnis wndefined wnas wnthe
A) intuition-based wnapproach wnto wnstudy wnhuman wnbehavior.
B) speculative wnmethod wnto wnfind wnanswers wnabout wnhuman wncognition.
C) study wnof wnmental wndisorders wnand wntheir wntreatment.
D) scientific wnstudy wnof wnbehavior wnand wnmental wnprocesses.
2) Akira wnhas wndeclared wnpsychology wnas wnhis wnmajor. wnHe wnwill wnbe wnstudying
A) internal wnmedicine.
B) behavior wnand wnmental wnprocesses.
C) mental wndisorders wnand wntheir wndiagnosis wnand wntreatment.
D) the wndisorders wnof wnthe wncentral wnnervous wnsystem.
3) A wnsingle-sentence wndefinition wnof wnpsychology wnmay wnbe wnmisleading wnbecause
A) it wnis wnvery wndifficult wnto wnstudy wnthe wnmind wnand wnbehavior wnscientifically.
B) psychology wnis wna wnnarrower, wnmore wnspecific wnfield wnthan wna wngeneral wndefinition wnmight
wnsuggest.
C) psychologists wndisagree wnon wnhow wnbroad wnpsychology wnshould wnreally wnbe.
D) the wndiscipline wnof wnpsychology wnreally wnhas wnno wncore wnor wncenter.
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,4) In wnorder wnto wnstudy wnmind wnand wnbehavior, wnpsychologists
A) rely wnon wnthe wnscientific wnmethod.
B) use wntheir wnintuition.
C) rely wnon wnthe wnstudy wnof wninternal wnmedicine.
D) use wnspeculation.
5) In wnwhich wnof wnthe wnfollowing wnscenarios wnis wna wnscientific wnexplanation wnbeing wnprovided wnto
wnexplain wna wnphenomenon?
A) When wnasked wnif wnviolent wnvideo wngames wnhave wnan wnimpact wnon wnplayers, wnDr. wnLee
wnreplies wnthat wnthere wnis wnsubstantial wnempirical wnevidence wnto wnsuggest wna wnchange wnin wnthe
wngamers' wnbehavior.
B) When wnasked wnif wnmood wninfluences wnsocial wnbehavior, wnDr. wnSessler wnreplies wnthat wnhe
wnbelieves wnthat wnit wndoes.
C) When wnasked wnif wnaddiction wnis wna wndisease wnor wna wnchoice, wnDr. wnSmith wnreplies
wnthat wnhe wnknows wnmany wnaddicts wnand wnhe wnfeels wnthat wnthey wnhave wna wndisease.
D) When wnasked wnif wnhe wncan wntrain wnhis wnmind wnto wnnot wnfeel wnphysical wnpain, wnDr.
wnFarnworth wnreplies wnthat wnhe wnfocuses wnon wnhis wnbreathing wnwhen wnhe wnfeels wnpain wnto wnincrease
wnhis wntolerance wnfor wnit.
6) Which wnof wnthe wnfollowing wnstatements wnaccurately wndescribes wnthe wndiverse
wnsubfields wnof wnpsychology?
A) They wnallow wnpsychologists wnto wnexplain wndifferent wntypes wnof wnbehavior wnusing
wnthe wnsame wntechniques wnand wnexperiments.
B) Though wnthey wnare wnindividually wnseparate wnand wndistinct, wnthey wnall wnshare wna
wncommon wngoal wnof wnunderstanding wnbehavior.
C) They wnalways wnlead wnto wnan wnMD wn(doctor wnof wnmedicine) wndegree.
D) They wnare wnnot wnrelated wnat wnall wnother wnthan wnbeing wnconsidered wna wnpart wnof wnpsychology.
7) Dr. wnAlvarez wnis wncurrently wnstudying wnhow wnthe wndegeneration wnof wncertain wncomponents
wnof wnnerve wncells wnin wnthe wnbrain wnleads wnto wnLewy wnbody wndisease. wnDr. wnAlvarez's wnwork wnis wnmost
wnlikely wnto wnbe wna wnpart wnof wnthe
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, subfield wnof wnpsychology.
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, A) evolutionary
B) developmental
C) industrial-organizational
D) behavioral wnneuroscience
8) Which wnof wnthe wnfollowing wnis wnthe wnfocus wnof wnexperimental wnpsychology?
A) exploring wnthe wnrelationship wnbetween wnpsycho-logical wnfactors wnand wnphysical wnailments
disease wnor
B) investigating wnthe wnrelationship wnbetween wnpeople wnand wntheir wnphysical wnenvironment
C) studying wnthe wnprocesses wnof wnsensing, wnperceiving, wnlearning, wnand wnthinking wnabout wnthe
wnworld
death
D) analyzing wnhow wnpeople wngrow wnand wnchange wnfrom wnthe wnmoment wnof wnconception
wnthrough
9) Which wnof wnthe wnfollowing wnsubfields wnof wnpsychology wnmatches wnwith wnits wndescription?
A) Cognitive wnpsychology wnexamines wnthe wnrelationship wnbetween wnthe wnnervous
wnsystem wnand wnbehavior.
B) Developmental wnpsychology wnexamines wnhow wnpeople wngrow wnand wnchange wnfrom
wnconception wnthrough wndeath.
C) Experimental wnpsychology wnexplores wnthe wnrelationship wnbetween wnpsycho-logical
wnfactors wnand wnphysical wnailments wnor wndisease.
D) Clinical wnpsychology wnfocuses wnon wnthe wnconsistency wnin wnpeople's wnbehavior wnover
wntime wnand wnthe wntraits wnthat wndifferentiate wnone wnper-son wnfrom wnanother.
10) Which wnof wnthe wnfollowing wnsubfields wnof wnpsychology wnis wnCORRECTLY wnmatched wnwith
wna wnsample wntopic?
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