test bank for understanding psychology 15th edition by robert feldman

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Understanding Psychology, 15th Edition Feldman
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Chapter&1-17&Answers&are&at&the&end&of& Each&chapter

Chapter 1
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MULTIPLE&CHOICE&-
&Choose&the&one&alternative&that&best&completes&the&statement&or&answers&the&question.


1) Psychology&is&defined&as&the


A) intuition-based&approach&to&study&human&behavior.
B) speculative&method&to&find&answers&about&human&cognition.
C) study&of&mental&disorders&and&their&treatment.
D) scientific&study&of&behavior&and&mental&processes.



2) Akira&has&declared&psychology&as&his&major.&He&will&be&studying


A) internal&medicine.
B) behavior&and&mental&processes.
C) mental&disorders&and&their&diagnosis&and&treatment.
D) the&disorders&of&the&central&nervous&system.



3) A&single-sentence&definition&of&psychology&may&be&misleading&because


A) it&is&very&difficult&to&study&the&mind&and&behavior&scientifically.
B) psychology&is&a&narrower,&more&specific&field&than&a&general&definition&might&suggest.
C) psychologists&disagree&on&how&broad&psychology&should&really&be.
D) the&discipline&of&psychology&really&has&no&core&or&center.




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,4) In&order&to&study&mind&and&behavior,&psychologists


A) rely&on&the&scientific&method.
B) use&their&intuition.
C) rely&on&the&study&of&internal&medicine.
D) use&speculation.



5) In&which&of&the&following&scenarios&is&a&scientific&explanation&being&provided&to&explai
n&a&phenomenon?


A) When&asked&if&violent&video&games&have&an&impact&on&players,&Dr.&Lee&replies&t
hat&there&is&substantial&empirical&evidence&to&suggest&a&change&in&the&gamers'&behavior.
B) When&asked&if&mood&influences&social&behavior,&Dr.&Sessler&replies&that&he&believ
es&that&it&does.
C) When&asked&if&addiction&is&a&disease&or&a&choice,&Dr.&Smith&replies&that&he&kno
ws&many&addicts&and&he&feels&that&they&have&a&disease.
D) When&asked&if&he&can&train&his&mind&to&not&feel&physical&pain,&Dr.&Farnworth&repl
ies&that&he&focuses&on&his&breathing&when&he&feels&pain&to&increase&his&tolerance&for&it.



6) Which&of&the&following&statements&accurately&describes&the&diverse&subfields&
of&psychology?


A) They&allow&psychologists&to&explain&different&types&of&behavior&using&the&sa
me&techniques&and&experiments.
B) Though&they&are&individually&separate&and&distinct,&they&all&share&a&common&goal&
of&understanding&behavior.
C) They&always&lead&to&an&MD&(doctor&of&medicine)&degree.
D) They&are&not&related&at&all&other&than&being&considered&a&part&of&psychology.



7) Dr.&Alvarez&is&currently&studying&how&the&degeneration&of&certain&components&of&nerve
&cells&in&the&brain&leads&to&Lewy&body&disease.&Dr.&Alvarez's&work&is&most&likely&to&be&a&part&o


f&the
subfield&of&psychology.


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, A) evolutionary
B) developmental
C) industrial-organizational
D) behavioral&neuroscience



8) Which&of&the&following&is&the&focus&of&experimental&psychology?


A) exploring&the&relationship&between&psycho-logical&factors&and&physical&ailments&or
disease
B) investigating&the&relationship&between&people&and&their&physical&environment
C) studying&the&processes&of&sensing,&perceiving,&learning,&and&thinking&about&the&world
D) analyzing&how&people&grow&and&change&from&the&moment&of&conception&through
death



9) Which&of&the&following&subfields&of&psychology&matches&with&its&description?


A) Cognitive&psychology&examines&the&relationship&between&the&nervous&system&an
d&behavior.
B) Developmental&psychology&examines&how&people&grow&and&change&from&conceptio
n&through&death.
C) Experimental&psychology&explores&the&relationship&between&psycho-
logical&factors&and&physical&ailments&or&disease.
D) Clinical&psychology&focuses&on&the&consistency&in&people's&behavior&over&time&a
nd&the&traits&that&differentiate&one&per-son&from&another.



10) Which&of&the&following&subfields&of&psychology&is&CORRECTLY&matched&with&a&samp
le&topic?




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, A) behavioral&neuroscience:&the&influence&of&chronic&stress&on&physical&health
B) developmental&psychology:&the&effectiveness&of&drug&therapy&for&obsessiv
e-&compulsive&disorder
C) cognitive&psychology:&the&influence&of&an&event&on&people's&thinking
D) health&psychology:&the&role&that&frustration&plays&in&producing&aggression



11) Which&of&the&following&is&true&of&cognitive&psychology?


A) It&studies&the&inheritance&of&traits&related&to&behavior.
B) It&stems&from&Charles&Darwin's&arguments&in&his&book,& & On&the&Origin&of&Species.
C) It&is&a&subspecialty&of&experimental&psychology.
D) It&includes&subfields&such&as&developmental&and&personality&psychology.



12) psychology&focuses&on&higher&mental&processes,&including&thinking,&memor
y,&reasoning,&problem&solving,&judging,&decision&making,&and&language.


A) Developmental
B) Personality
C) Clinical
D) Cognitive



13) Why&is&the&term&experimental&psychologist&considered&somewhat&misleading?


A) Psychologists&in&every&subfield&use&the&experimental&method.
B) The&term&is&no&longer&in&existence.
C) Most&psychological&topics&are&not&suited&to&experimental&study.
D) Experimental&methods&are&only&appropriate&to&the&study&of&the&biological&bases&
of&behavior.



14) Which&of&the&following&is&TRUE&of&evolutionary&psychology?




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