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Understanding Psychology, 15th Edition
By Robert Feldman, Chapters 1 - 17 | Complete
, Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to Psychology
Chapter 2: Psychological Research Chapter
3: Neuroscience and Behavior Chapter 4:
Sensation and Perception Chapter 5:
States of Consciousness Chapter 6:
Learning
Chapter 7: Memory
Chapter 8: Cognition and Language
Chapter 9: Intelligence
Chapter 10: Motivation and Emotion
Chapter 11: Sexuality and Gender Chapter
12: Development
Chapter 13: Personality
Chapter 14: Health Psychology: Stress, Coping, and Well-Being Chapter
15: Psychological Disorders
Chapter 16: Treatment of Psychological Disorders Chapter
17: Social Psychology
,Answers are at the end of Each chapter
Chapter 1
Student name:
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.
, 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) In63which63of63the63following63scenarios63is63a63scientific63explanation63being63provided
63to63explain63a6 3 phenomenon?
A) When63asked63if63violent63video63games63have63an63impact63on63players,63Dr.63L
ee63replies63that6 3 there63is63substantial63empirical63evidence63to63suggest63a63change63in63t
he63gamers'63behavior.
B) When63asked63if63mood63influences63social63behavior,63Dr.63Sessler63replies63that
63he63believes6 3 that63it63does.
C) When63asked63if63addiction63is63a63disease63or63a63choice,63Dr.63Smith63replies6
3that63he63knows6 3 many63addicts63and63he63feels63that63they63have63a63disease.
D) When63asked63if63he63can63train63his63mind63to63not63feel63physical63pain,63Dr.63F
arnworth63replies6 3 that63he63focuses63on63his63breathing63when63he63feels63pain63to63increa
se63his63tolerance63for63it.
6) Which63of63the63following63statements63accurately63describes63the63diverse63
subfields63of6 3 psychology?
A) They63allow63psychologists63to63explain63different63types63of63behavior63usin
g63the63same6 3 techniques63and63experiments.
B) Though63they63are63individually63separate63and63distinct,63they63all63share63a63co
mmon63goal63of6 3 understanding63behavior.
C) They63always63lead63to63an63MD63(doctor63of63medicine)63degree.
D) They63are63not63related63at63all63other63than63being63considered63a63part63of63psycho
logy.
7) Dr.63Alvarez63is63currently63studying63how63the63degeneration63of63certain63component
s63of63nerve6 3 cells63in63the63brain63leads63to63Lewy63body63disease.63Dr.63Alvarez's63work63is63
Understanding Psychology, 15th Edition
By Robert Feldman, Chapters 1 - 17 | Complete
, Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to Psychology
Chapter 2: Psychological Research Chapter
3: Neuroscience and Behavior Chapter 4:
Sensation and Perception Chapter 5:
States of Consciousness Chapter 6:
Learning
Chapter 7: Memory
Chapter 8: Cognition and Language
Chapter 9: Intelligence
Chapter 10: Motivation and Emotion
Chapter 11: Sexuality and Gender Chapter
12: Development
Chapter 13: Personality
Chapter 14: Health Psychology: Stress, Coping, and Well-Being Chapter
15: Psychological Disorders
Chapter 16: Treatment of Psychological Disorders Chapter
17: Social Psychology
,Answers are at the end of Each chapter
Chapter 1
Student name:
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.
, 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) In63which63of63the63following63scenarios63is63a63scientific63explanation63being63provided
63to63explain63a6 3 phenomenon?
A) When63asked63if63violent63video63games63have63an63impact63on63players,63Dr.63L
ee63replies63that6 3 there63is63substantial63empirical63evidence63to63suggest63a63change63in63t
he63gamers'63behavior.
B) When63asked63if63mood63influences63social63behavior,63Dr.63Sessler63replies63that
63he63believes6 3 that63it63does.
C) When63asked63if63addiction63is63a63disease63or63a63choice,63Dr.63Smith63replies6
3that63he63knows6 3 many63addicts63and63he63feels63that63they63have63a63disease.
D) When63asked63if63he63can63train63his63mind63to63not63feel63physical63pain,63Dr.63F
arnworth63replies6 3 that63he63focuses63on63his63breathing63when63he63feels63pain63to63increa
se63his63tolerance63for63it.
6) Which63of63the63following63statements63accurately63describes63the63diverse63
subfields63of6 3 psychology?
A) They63allow63psychologists63to63explain63different63types63of63behavior63usin
g63the63same6 3 techniques63and63experiments.
B) Though63they63are63individually63separate63and63distinct,63they63all63share63a63co
mmon63goal63of6 3 understanding63behavior.
C) They63always63lead63to63an63MD63(doctor63of63medicine)63degree.
D) They63are63not63related63at63all63other63than63being63considered63a63part63of63psycho
logy.
7) Dr.63Alvarez63is63currently63studying63how63the63degeneration63of63certain63component
s63of63nerve6 3 cells63in63the63brain63leads63to63Lewy63body63disease.63Dr.63Alvarez's63work63is63
