TEST BANK FOR ESSENTIALS OF UNDERSTANDING PSYCHOLOGY
11th EDITION BY FELDMAN
Chapter 01: Introduction to Psychology
Multiple Choice Questions
1.
Psychology is defined as the:
A.
SO
intuition-based approach to study human behavior.
B.
LU
speculative method to find answers about human cognition.
C.
study of mental disorders and their treatment.
TI
D.
O
scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
N
APA LO: 1.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
S
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Define psychology
Learning Outcome: 1-1
Topic: Definition of Psychology
,2.
Akira has declared psychology as his major. He will be studying:
A.
internal medicine.
B.
behavior and mental processes.
SO
C.
mental disorders and their diagnosis and treatment.
LU
D.
the disorders of the central nervous system.
TI
APA LO: 1.1
APA LO: 1.3
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply
O
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Define psychology
Learning Outcome: 1-1
Topic: Definition of Psychology
N
S
,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.
SO
C.
psychologists disagree on how broad psychology should really be.
LU
D.
the discipline of psychology really has no core or center.
TI
APA LO: 1.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
O
Learning Objective: Define psychology
Learning Outcome: 1-1
Topic: Definition of Psychology
N
S
, 4.
Which of the following is NOT one of the goals of psychology?
A.
Obfuscation
B.
Description
SO
C.
Prediction
LU
D.
Explanation
TI
APA LO: 1.1
APA LO: 2.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
O
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Define psychology
Learning Outcome: 1-1
Topic: Definition of Psychology
N
S
11th EDITION BY FELDMAN
Chapter 01: Introduction to Psychology
Multiple Choice Questions
1.
Psychology is defined as the:
A.
SO
intuition-based approach to study human behavior.
B.
LU
speculative method to find answers about human cognition.
C.
study of mental disorders and their treatment.
TI
D.
O
scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
N
APA LO: 1.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
S
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Define psychology
Learning Outcome: 1-1
Topic: Definition of Psychology
,2.
Akira has declared psychology as his major. He will be studying:
A.
internal medicine.
B.
behavior and mental processes.
SO
C.
mental disorders and their diagnosis and treatment.
LU
D.
the disorders of the central nervous system.
TI
APA LO: 1.1
APA LO: 1.3
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply
O
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Define psychology
Learning Outcome: 1-1
Topic: Definition of Psychology
N
S
,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.
SO
C.
psychologists disagree on how broad psychology should really be.
LU
D.
the discipline of psychology really has no core or center.
TI
APA LO: 1.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
O
Learning Objective: Define psychology
Learning Outcome: 1-1
Topic: Definition of Psychology
N
S
, 4.
Which of the following is NOT one of the goals of psychology?
A.
Obfuscation
B.
Description
SO
C.
Prediction
LU
D.
Explanation
TI
APA LO: 1.1
APA LO: 2.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
O
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Define psychology
Learning Outcome: 1-1
Topic: Definition of Psychology
N
S
