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vChoosevthevonevalternativevthatvbestvcompletes vthevstatementvorvanswersvthevquestion.
1) Psychologyvisvdefinedvasvthe
A) intuition-basedvapproachvtovstudyvhumanvbehavior.
B) speculativevmethodvtovfindvanswersvaboutvhumanvcognition.
C) studyvofvmentalvdisordersvandvtheirvtreatment.
D) scientificvstudyvofvbehaviorvandvmentalvprocesses.
2) Akiravhasvdeclaredvpsychologyvasvhisvmajor.vHevwillvbevstudying
A) internalvmedicine.
B) behaviorvandvmentalvprocesses.
C) mentalvdisordersvandvtheirvdiagnosisvandvtreatment.
D) thevdisordersvofvthevcentralvnervousvsystem.
3) Avsingle-sentencevdefinitionvofvpsychologyvmayvbevmisleadingvbecause
A) itvisvveryvdifficultvtovstudyvthevmindvandvbehaviorvscientifically.
B) psychologyvisvavnarrower,vmorevspecificvfieldvthanvavgeneralvdefinitionvmightvsuggest.
C) psychologistsvdisagreevonvhowvbroadvpsychologyvshouldvreallyvbe.
D) thevdisciplinevofvpsychologyvreallyvhasvnovcorevorvcenter.
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,4) Invordervtovstudyvmindvandvbehavior,vpsychologists
A) relyvonvthevscientificvmethod.
B) usevtheirvintuition.
C) relyvonvthevstudyvofvinternalvmedicine.
D) usevspeculation.
5) Invwhichvofvthevfollowingvscenariosvisvavscientificvexplanationvbeingvprovidedvtovexplainvavp
henomenon?
A) Whenvaskedvifvviolentvvideovgamesvhavevanvimpactvonvplayers,vDr.vLeevrepliesvthatvt
herevisvsubstantialvempiricalvevidencevtovsuggestvavchangevinvthevgamers'vbehavior.
B) Whenvaskedvifvmoodvinfluencesvsocialvbehavior,vDr.vSesslervrepliesvthatvhevbelievesvt
hatvitvdoes.
C) Whenvaskedvifvaddictionvisvavdiseasevorvavchoice,vDr.vSmithvrepliesvthatvhevknowsv
manyvaddictsvandvhevfeelsvthatvtheyvhavevavdisease.
D) Whenvaskedvifvhevcanvtrainvhisvmindvtovnotvfeelvphysicalvpain,vDr.vFarnworthvrepliesvt
hatvhevfocusesvonvhisvbreathingvwhenvhevfeelsvpainvtovincreasevhisvtolerancevforvit.
6) Whichvofvthevfollowingvstatementsvaccuratelyvdescribesvthevdiversevsubfieldsvofv
psychology?
A) Theyvallowvpsychologistsvtovexplainvdifferentvtypesvofvbehaviorvusingvthevsamevt
echniquesvandvexperiments.
B) Thoughvtheyvarevindividuallyvseparatevandvdistinct,vtheyvallvsharevavcommonvgoalvofvu
nderstandingvbehavior.
C) TheyvalwaysvleadvtovanvMDv(doctorvofvmedicine)vdegree.
D) Theyvarevnotvrelatedvatvallvothervthanvbeingvconsideredvavpartvofvpsychology.
7) Dr.vAlvarezvisvcurrentlyvstudyingvhowvthevdegenerationvofvcertainvcomponentsvofvnervevcel
lsvinvthevbrainvleadsvtovLewyvbodyvdisease.vDr.vAlvarez'svworkvisvmostvlikelyvtovbevavpartvofvthe
v subfieldvofvpsychology.
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, A) evolutionary
B) developmental
C) industrial-organizational
D) behavioralvneuroscience
8) Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvthevfocusvofvexperimentalvpsychology?
A) exploringvthevrelationshipvbetweenvpsycho•logicalvfactorsvandvphysicalvailmentsvor
disease
B) investigatingvthevrelationshipvbetweenvpeoplevandvtheirvphysicalvenvironment
C) studyingvthevprocessesvofvsensing,vperceiving,vlearning,vandvthinkingvaboutvthevworld
D) analyzingvhowvpeoplevgrowvandvchangevfromvthevmomentvofvconceptionvthrough
death
9) Whichvofvthevfollowingvsubfieldsvofvpsychologyvmatchesvwithvitsvdescription?
A) Cognitivevpsychologyvexaminesvthevrelationshipvbetweenvthevnervousvsystemvandv
behavior.
B) Developmentalvpsychologyvexaminesvhowvpeoplevgrowvandvchangevfromvconceptionvt
hroughvdeath.
C) Experimentalvpsychologyvexploresvthevrelationshipvbetweenvpsycho•logicalvfactorsv
andvphysicalvailmentsvorvdisease.
D) Clinicalvpsychologyvfocusesvonvthevconsistencyvinvpeople'svbehaviorvovervtimevandvt
hevtraitsvthatvdifferentiatevonevper•sonvfromvanother.
10) WhichvofvthevfollowingvsubfieldsvofvpsychologyvisvCORRECTLYvmatchedvwithvavsamplevt
opic?
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, A) behavioralvneuroscience:vthevinfluencevofvchronicvstressvonvphysicalvhealth
B) developmentalvpsychology:vtheveffectivenessvofvdrugvtherapyvforvobsessive-
vcompulsivevdisorder
C) cognitivevpsychology:vthevinfluencevofvanveventvonvpeople'svthinking
D) healthvpsychology:vthevrolevthatvfrustrationvplaysvinvproducingvaggression
11) Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvtruevofvcognitivevpsychology?
A) Itvstudiesvthevinheritancevofvtraitsvrelatedvtovbehavior.
B) ItvstemsvfromvCharlesvDarwin'svargumentsvinvhisvbook,v OnvthevOriginvofvSpecies.
C) Itvisvavsubspecialtyvofvexperimentalvpsychology.
D) Itvincludesvsubfieldsvsuchvasvdevelopmentalvandvpersonalityvpsychology.
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psychologyvfocusesvonvhighervmentalvprocesses,vincludingvthinking,vmemory,vreasoning,v
problemvsolving,vjudging,vdecisionvmaking,vandvlanguage.
A) Developmental
B) Personality
C) Clinical
D) Cognitive
13) Whyvisvthevtermvexperimentalvpsychologistvconsideredvsomewhatvmisleading?
A) Psychologistsvinveveryvsubfieldvusevthevexperimentalvmethod.
B) Thevtermvisvnovlongervinvexistence.
C) Mostvpsychologicalvtopicsvarevnotvsuitedvtovexperimentalvstudy.
D) Experimentalvmethodsvarevonlyvappropriatevtovthevstudyvofvthevbiologicalvbasesvofvb
ehavior.
14) WhichvofvthevfollowingvisvTRUEvofvevolutionaryvpsychology?
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Understanding Psychology, 15th Edition Feldman
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Chapterv1-17vAnswersvarevatvthevendvofvEachvchapter
Chapter 1v
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MULTIPLEvCHOICEv-
vChoosevthevonevalternativevthatvbestvcompletes vthevstatementvorvanswersvthevquestion.
1) Psychologyvisvdefinedvasvthe
A) intuition-basedvapproachvtovstudyvhumanvbehavior.
B) speculativevmethodvtovfindvanswersvaboutvhumanvcognition.
C) studyvofvmentalvdisordersvandvtheirvtreatment.
D) scientificvstudyvofvbehaviorvandvmentalvprocesses.
2) Akiravhasvdeclaredvpsychologyvasvhisvmajor.vHevwillvbevstudying
A) internalvmedicine.
B) behaviorvandvmentalvprocesses.
C) mentalvdisordersvandvtheirvdiagnosisvandvtreatment.
D) thevdisordersvofvthevcentralvnervousvsystem.
3) Avsingle-sentencevdefinitionvofvpsychologyvmayvbevmisleadingvbecause
A) itvisvveryvdifficultvtovstudyvthevmindvandvbehaviorvscientifically.
B) psychologyvisvavnarrower,vmorevspecificvfieldvthanvavgeneralvdefinitionvmightvsuggest.
C) psychologistsvdisagreevonvhowvbroadvpsychologyvshouldvreallyvbe.
D) thevdisciplinevofvpsychologyvreallyvhasvnovcorevorvcenter.
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,4) Invordervtovstudyvmindvandvbehavior,vpsychologists
A) relyvonvthevscientificvmethod.
B) usevtheirvintuition.
C) relyvonvthevstudyvofvinternalvmedicine.
D) usevspeculation.
5) Invwhichvofvthevfollowingvscenariosvisvavscientificvexplanationvbeingvprovidedvtovexplainvavp
henomenon?
A) Whenvaskedvifvviolentvvideovgamesvhavevanvimpactvonvplayers,vDr.vLeevrepliesvthatvt
herevisvsubstantialvempiricalvevidencevtovsuggestvavchangevinvthevgamers'vbehavior.
B) Whenvaskedvifvmoodvinfluencesvsocialvbehavior,vDr.vSesslervrepliesvthatvhevbelievesvt
hatvitvdoes.
C) Whenvaskedvifvaddictionvisvavdiseasevorvavchoice,vDr.vSmithvrepliesvthatvhevknowsv
manyvaddictsvandvhevfeelsvthatvtheyvhavevavdisease.
D) Whenvaskedvifvhevcanvtrainvhisvmindvtovnotvfeelvphysicalvpain,vDr.vFarnworthvrepliesvt
hatvhevfocusesvonvhisvbreathingvwhenvhevfeelsvpainvtovincreasevhisvtolerancevforvit.
6) Whichvofvthevfollowingvstatementsvaccuratelyvdescribesvthevdiversevsubfieldsvofv
psychology?
A) Theyvallowvpsychologistsvtovexplainvdifferentvtypesvofvbehaviorvusingvthevsamevt
echniquesvandvexperiments.
B) Thoughvtheyvarevindividuallyvseparatevandvdistinct,vtheyvallvsharevavcommonvgoalvofvu
nderstandingvbehavior.
C) TheyvalwaysvleadvtovanvMDv(doctorvofvmedicine)vdegree.
D) Theyvarevnotvrelatedvatvallvothervthanvbeingvconsideredvavpartvofvpsychology.
7) Dr.vAlvarezvisvcurrentlyvstudyingvhowvthevdegenerationvofvcertainvcomponentsvofvnervevcel
lsvinvthevbrainvleadsvtovLewyvbodyvdisease.vDr.vAlvarez'svworkvisvmostvlikelyvtovbevavpartvofvthe
v subfieldvofvpsychology.
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, A) evolutionary
B) developmental
C) industrial-organizational
D) behavioralvneuroscience
8) Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvthevfocusvofvexperimentalvpsychology?
A) exploringvthevrelationshipvbetweenvpsycho•logicalvfactorsvandvphysicalvailmentsvor
disease
B) investigatingvthevrelationshipvbetweenvpeoplevandvtheirvphysicalvenvironment
C) studyingvthevprocessesvofvsensing,vperceiving,vlearning,vandvthinkingvaboutvthevworld
D) analyzingvhowvpeoplevgrowvandvchangevfromvthevmomentvofvconceptionvthrough
death
9) Whichvofvthevfollowingvsubfieldsvofvpsychologyvmatchesvwithvitsvdescription?
A) Cognitivevpsychologyvexaminesvthevrelationshipvbetweenvthevnervousvsystemvandv
behavior.
B) Developmentalvpsychologyvexaminesvhowvpeoplevgrowvandvchangevfromvconceptionvt
hroughvdeath.
C) Experimentalvpsychologyvexploresvthevrelationshipvbetweenvpsycho•logicalvfactorsv
andvphysicalvailmentsvorvdisease.
D) Clinicalvpsychologyvfocusesvonvthevconsistencyvinvpeople'svbehaviorvovervtimevandvt
hevtraitsvthatvdifferentiatevonevper•sonvfromvanother.
10) WhichvofvthevfollowingvsubfieldsvofvpsychologyvisvCORRECTLYvmatchedvwithvavsamplevt
opic?
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, A) behavioralvneuroscience:vthevinfluencevofvchronicvstressvonvphysicalvhealth
B) developmentalvpsychology:vtheveffectivenessvofvdrugvtherapyvforvobsessive-
vcompulsivevdisorder
C) cognitivevpsychology:vthevinfluencevofvanveventvonvpeople'svthinking
D) healthvpsychology:vthevrolevthatvfrustrationvplaysvinvproducingvaggression
11) Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvtruevofvcognitivevpsychology?
A) Itvstudiesvthevinheritancevofvtraitsvrelatedvtovbehavior.
B) ItvstemsvfromvCharlesvDarwin'svargumentsvinvhisvbook,v OnvthevOriginvofvSpecies.
C) Itvisvavsubspecialtyvofvexperimentalvpsychology.
D) Itvincludesvsubfieldsvsuchvasvdevelopmentalvandvpersonalityvpsychology.
12) v
psychologyvfocusesvonvhighervmentalvprocesses,vincludingvthinking,vmemory,vreasoning,v
problemvsolving,vjudging,vdecisionvmaking,vandvlanguage.
A) Developmental
B) Personality
C) Clinical
D) Cognitive
13) Whyvisvthevtermvexperimentalvpsychologistvconsideredvsomewhatvmisleading?
A) Psychologistsvinveveryvsubfieldvusevthevexperimentalvmethod.
B) Thevtermvisvnovlongervinvexistence.
C) Mostvpsychologicalvtopicsvarevnotvsuitedvtovexperimentalvstudy.
D) Experimentalvmethodsvarevonlyvappropriatevtovthevstudyvofvthevbiologicalvbasesvofvb
ehavior.
14) WhichvofvthevfollowingvisvTRUEvofvevolutionaryvpsychology?
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