Test Bank for Essentials of Understanding Psychology, 14th Edition by Feldman

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Chapter 01I
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ntroduction to Psychology
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MultiplelChoicel Questions


1.

Psychologylisl definedl asl the:



A.
intuition-basedl approachl tolstudyllhumanl behavior.



B.
speculativel methodlltolfindl answersl aboutllhumanl cognition.



C.
studylofl mentall disordersl andl theirl treatment.



D.
scientificlstudyl ofl behaviorl andl mentall processes.




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Topic:l Definitionl ofl Psychology

Akiralhasl declaredl psychologyl asl hisl major.l Hellwilll bel studying:



A.
internall medicine.



B.
behaviorlandl mentall processes.



C.
mentalldisordersl andl theirl diagnosisl andl treatment.



D.
thel disordersllofllthel centrallnervousllsystem.




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Al single-sentencel definitionl ofllpsychologylmayl bel misleadingl because:



A.
itlisl veryl difficultl tol studyl thel mindl andl behaviorl scientifically.



B.

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psychologylisl allnarrower,l morel specificl fieldllthanl allgenerall definitionl mightllsuggest.



C.
psychologistsl disagreel onl howl broadl psychologyl shouldllreallyl be.



D.
thel disciplinelofl psychologyl reallyl hasl nol corel orl center.




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Whichl oflthel followingl isl NOTl onel ofl thel goalsllofl psychology?



A. Obfu

scation



B. Descr

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C.
Prediction



D.
Explanation

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Inl orderltol studyl mindl andl behavior,l psychologists:



A.
relyl onl thel scientificlmethod.



B.
usel theirllintuition.



C.
relylonl thel studyl ofl internall medicine.



D.
usel speculation.




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