COMPLETE Test Bank | The Science of Psychology: An Appreciative View, 6th Edition by Laura A. King|SBN: 9780073532066

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15 MULTIPLE CHOICE
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CHAPTER 01: The Science of Psychology
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1. Which of the following is the best definition of psychological science?
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A. the study of the brain and its func-
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tion
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B. the study of the mind, the brain, and t
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C. the study of the mind, the brain, and b
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ehavior
D. the study of the mind, the psyche, an
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d behavior
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REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science? OBJ: 1.1A k i ki ki ki ki ki k i




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MSC: Remembering
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2. Psychological science is the study of: ki ki ki ki ki




A. the mind. ki C. behavior.
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ANS: D k DIF: Easy
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REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science? OBJ: 1.1A k i ki ki ki ki ki k i




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MSC: Remembering
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3. Trying to understand the relationship between the actions of neurons and a tho
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ught is an example of the connection between:
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ind. mind.
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ture.
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REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science? OBJ: 1.1A
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4. Based on your textbook‘s definition of psychology, which statement best re-
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flects the relationship between the mind and the brain?
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A. The brain is the same thing as the min
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C. The brain is unrelated to the mind.
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ANS: B k i DIF: Moderate
REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science? OBJ: 1.1A
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NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
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5. Barry and Candace are disagreeing. Barry states that psychology is the study of th
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e mind. Candace believes that psychology is the science of behavior. Given your k
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nowledge of psychology, how would you resolve this argument?
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th the mind and behavior.
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REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science? OBJ: 1.1A k i ki ki ki ki ki k i




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6. Allanah is a psychology major. Which of the following best describes what Al-
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lanah will learn about?
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A. the structure and function of the brain
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ments
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D. the mind, the brain, and behavior
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ANS: D kDIF: Easy
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REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science? OBJ: 1.1A k i ki ki ki ki ki k i




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7. For much of its history, psychologists focused mostly on:
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