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ESSENTIALS OF UNDERSTANDING PSYCHOLOGY 14TH EDITION
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BY ROBERT FELDMAN
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Chap 01. Introduction to Psychology.
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1) Psychology fis fdefined fas fthe
A) intuition-based fapproach fto fstudy fhuman fbehavior.
B) speculative fmethod fto ffind fanswers fabout fhuman fcognition.
C) study fof fmental fdisorders fand ftheir ftreatment.
D) scientific fstudy fof fbehavior fand fmental fprocesses.
2) Akira fhas fdeclared fpsychology fas fhis fmajor. fHe fwill fbe fstudying
A) internal fmedicine.
B) behavior fand fmental fprocesses.
C) mental fdisorders fand ftheir fdiagnosis fand ftreatment.
D) the fdisorders fof fthe fcentral fnervous fsystem.
3) A fsingle-sentence fdefinition fof fpsychology fmay fbe fmisleading fbecause
A) it fis fvery fdifficult fto fstudy fthe fmind fand fbehavior fscientifically.
B) psychology fis fa fnarrower, fmore fspecific ffield fthan fa fgeneral fdefinition fmight fsuggest.
C) psychologists fdisagree fon fhow fbroad fpsychology fshould freally fbe.
D) the fdiscipline fof fpsychology freally fhas fno fcore for fcenter.
4) In forder fto fstudy fmind fand fbehavior, fpsychologists
A) rely fon fthe fscientific fmethod.
B) use ftheir fintuition.
C) rely fon fthe fstudy fof finternal fmedicine.
D) use fspeculation.
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,5) In fwhich fof fthe ffollowing fscenarios fis fa fscientific fexplanation fbeing fprovided fto fexplain fa
phenomenon?
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A) When fasked fif fviolent fvideo fgames fhave fan fimpact fon fplayers, fDr. fLee freplies fthat
fthere fis fsubstantial fempirical fevidence fto fsuggest fa fchange fin fthe fgamers' fbehavior.
B) When fasked fif fmood finfluences fsocial fbehavior, fDr. fSessler freplies fthat fhe fbelieves
fthat fit fdoes.
C) When fasked fif faddiction fis fa fdisease for fa fchoice, fDr. fSmith freplies fthat fhe fknows
fmany faddicts fand fhe ffeels fthat fthey fhave fa fdisease.
D) When fasked fif fhe fcan ftrain fhis fmind fto fnot ffeel fphysical fpain, fDr. fFarnworth freplies
fthat fhe ffocuses fon fhis fbreathing fwhen fhe ffeels fpain fto fincrease fhis ftolerance ffor fit.
6) Which fof fthe ffollowing fstatements fis ftrue fof fthe fdiverse fsubfields fof fpsychology?
A) They fallow fpsychologists fto fexplain fdifferent ftypes fof fbehavior fusing fthe fsame
techniques fand fexperiments.
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B) Though fthey fare findividually fseparate fand fdistinct, fthey fall fshare fa fcommon fgoal fof
funderstanding fbehavior.
C) They falways flead fto fan fMD f(doctor fof fmedicine) fdegree.
D) They fare fnot frelated fat fall fother fthan fbeing fconsidered fa fpart fof fpsychology.
7) Dr. fAlvarez fis fcurrently fstudying fhow fthe fdegeneration fof fcertain fcomponents fof fnerve fcells
fin fthe fbrain fleads fto fLewy fbody fdisease. fDr. fAlvarez's fwork fis fmost flikely fto fbe fa fpart fof
the subfield fof fpsychology.
A) evolutionary
B) developmental
C) industrial-organizational
D) behavioral fneuroscience
8) Which fof fthe ffollowing fis fthe ffocus fof fexperimental fpsychology?
A) exploring fthe frelationship fbetween fpsycho−logical ffactors fand fphysical failments for
disease
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B) investigating fthe frelationship fbetween fpeople fand ftheir fphysical fenvironment
C) studying fthe fprocesses fof fsensing, fperceiving, flearning, fand fthinking fabout fthe fworld
D) analyzing fhow fpeople fgrow fand fchange ffrom fthe fmoment fof fconception fthrough
fdeath
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,9) Which fof fthe ffollowing fsubfields fof fpsychology fmatches fwith fits fdescription?
A) Cognitive fpsychology fexamines fthe frelationship fbetween fthe fnervous fsystem fand
behavior.
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B) Developmental fpsychology fexamines fhow fpeople fgrow fand fchange ffrom fconception
fthrough fdeath.
C) Experimental fpsychology fexplores fthe frelationship fbetween fpsycho−logical ffactors
fand fphysical failments for fdisease.
D) Clinical fpsychology ffocuses fon fthe fconsistency fin fpeople's fbehavior fover ftime fand fthe
ftraits fthat fdifferentiate fone fper−son ffrom fanother.
10) Which fof fthe ffollowing fsubfields fof fpsychology fis fCORRECTLY fmatched fwith fa fsample
topic?
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A) behavioral fneuroscience: fthe finfluence fof fchronic fstress fon fphysical fhealth
B) developmental fpsychology: fthe feffectiveness fof fdrug ftherapy ffor fobsessive-
compulsive fdisorder
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C) cognitive fpsychology: fthe finfluence fof fan fevent fon fpeople's fthinking
D) health fpsychology: fthe frole fthat ffrustration fplays fin fproducing faggression
11) Which fof fthe ffollowing fis ftrue fof fcognitive fpsychology?
A) It fstudies fthe finheritance fof ftraits frelated fto fbehavior.
B) It fstems ffrom fCharles fDarwin's farguments fin fhis fbook, fOn fthe fOrigin fof fSpecies.
C) It fis fa fsubspecialty fof fexperimental fpsychology.
D) It fincludes fsubfields fsuch fas fdevelopmental fand fpersonality fpsychology.
12) psychology ffocuses fon fhigher fmental fprocesses, fincluding fthinking, fmemory,
freasoning, fproblem fsolving, fjudging, fdecision fmaking, fand flanguage.
A) Developmental
B) Personality
C) Clinical
D) Cognitive
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, 13) Why fis fthe fterm fexperimental fpsychologist fconsidered fsomewhat fmisleading?
A) Psychologists fin fevery fsubfield fuse fthe fexperimental fmethod.
B) The fterm fis fno flonger fin fexistence.
C) Most fpsychological ftopics fare fnot fsuited fto fexperimental fstudy.
D) Experimental fmethods fare fonly fappropriate fto fthe fstudy fof fthe fbiological fbases fof
behavior.
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14) Which fof fthe ffollowing fis ftrue fof fevolutionary fpsychology?
A) It fhas falready fled fto fpromising fnew ftreatments ffor fpsychological fdisorders.
B) It fconsiders fhow fbehavior fis finfluenced fby four fgenetic finheritance ffrom four fancestors.
C) It fsuggests fthat fsignificant fbehaviors fcannot fbe funfolded fautomatically fas fthey fare
wired finto fthe fhuman fspecies.
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D) It fis fone fof fthe fsubspecialties fof fexperimental fpsychology.
15) Which fof fthe ffollowing fbranches fof fpsychology ffocuses fon fthe fconsistency fin fpeople's
behavior fover ftime fand fthe ftraits fthat fdifferentiate fone fperson ffrom fanother?
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A) clinical fpsychology
B) personality fpsychology
C) cognitive fpsychology
D) evolutionary fpsychology
16) Dr. fChen fstudies fhow fpeople fgrow fand fchange fduring flate fadolescence fand fyoung fadulthood.
Dr. fDoherty ffocuses fon fseveral ftraits fthat fdistinguish fone fperson ffrom fanother. fDr. fChen fis
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a(n)
f ; fDr. fDoherty fis fa(n) .
A) experimental fpsychologist; fcognitive fpsychologist
B) health fpsychologist; fclinical fpsychologist
C) developmental fpsychologist; fpersonality fpsychologist
D) clinical fpsychologist; fcounseling fpsychologist
17) Dr. fEbrahim fis finvolved fin fa fstudy fthat ftracks fthe fchanges fin fpeer frelationships famong
adolescents fbetween fthe fages f13 fand f17. fDr. fEbrahim fis fa(n)
f psychologist.
A) cognitive
B) evolutionary
C) educational
D) developmental
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ESSENTIALS OF UNDERSTANDING PSYCHOLOGY 14TH EDITION
F F F F F
BY ROBERT FELDMAN
F F F
Chap 01. Introduction to Psychology.
f f f f
1) Psychology fis fdefined fas fthe
A) intuition-based fapproach fto fstudy fhuman fbehavior.
B) speculative fmethod fto ffind fanswers fabout fhuman fcognition.
C) study fof fmental fdisorders fand ftheir ftreatment.
D) scientific fstudy fof fbehavior fand fmental fprocesses.
2) Akira fhas fdeclared fpsychology fas fhis fmajor. fHe fwill fbe fstudying
A) internal fmedicine.
B) behavior fand fmental fprocesses.
C) mental fdisorders fand ftheir fdiagnosis fand ftreatment.
D) the fdisorders fof fthe fcentral fnervous fsystem.
3) A fsingle-sentence fdefinition fof fpsychology fmay fbe fmisleading fbecause
A) it fis fvery fdifficult fto fstudy fthe fmind fand fbehavior fscientifically.
B) psychology fis fa fnarrower, fmore fspecific ffield fthan fa fgeneral fdefinition fmight fsuggest.
C) psychologists fdisagree fon fhow fbroad fpsychology fshould freally fbe.
D) the fdiscipline fof fpsychology freally fhas fno fcore for fcenter.
4) In forder fto fstudy fmind fand fbehavior, fpsychologists
A) rely fon fthe fscientific fmethod.
B) use ftheir fintuition.
C) rely fon fthe fstudy fof finternal fmedicine.
D) use fspeculation.
1
,5) In fwhich fof fthe ffollowing fscenarios fis fa fscientific fexplanation fbeing fprovided fto fexplain fa
phenomenon?
f
A) When fasked fif fviolent fvideo fgames fhave fan fimpact fon fplayers, fDr. fLee freplies fthat
fthere fis fsubstantial fempirical fevidence fto fsuggest fa fchange fin fthe fgamers' fbehavior.
B) When fasked fif fmood finfluences fsocial fbehavior, fDr. fSessler freplies fthat fhe fbelieves
fthat fit fdoes.
C) When fasked fif faddiction fis fa fdisease for fa fchoice, fDr. fSmith freplies fthat fhe fknows
fmany faddicts fand fhe ffeels fthat fthey fhave fa fdisease.
D) When fasked fif fhe fcan ftrain fhis fmind fto fnot ffeel fphysical fpain, fDr. fFarnworth freplies
fthat fhe ffocuses fon fhis fbreathing fwhen fhe ffeels fpain fto fincrease fhis ftolerance ffor fit.
6) Which fof fthe ffollowing fstatements fis ftrue fof fthe fdiverse fsubfields fof fpsychology?
A) They fallow fpsychologists fto fexplain fdifferent ftypes fof fbehavior fusing fthe fsame
techniques fand fexperiments.
f
B) Though fthey fare findividually fseparate fand fdistinct, fthey fall fshare fa fcommon fgoal fof
funderstanding fbehavior.
C) They falways flead fto fan fMD f(doctor fof fmedicine) fdegree.
D) They fare fnot frelated fat fall fother fthan fbeing fconsidered fa fpart fof fpsychology.
7) Dr. fAlvarez fis fcurrently fstudying fhow fthe fdegeneration fof fcertain fcomponents fof fnerve fcells
fin fthe fbrain fleads fto fLewy fbody fdisease. fDr. fAlvarez's fwork fis fmost flikely fto fbe fa fpart fof
the subfield fof fpsychology.
A) evolutionary
B) developmental
C) industrial-organizational
D) behavioral fneuroscience
8) Which fof fthe ffollowing fis fthe ffocus fof fexperimental fpsychology?
A) exploring fthe frelationship fbetween fpsycho−logical ffactors fand fphysical failments for
disease
f
B) investigating fthe frelationship fbetween fpeople fand ftheir fphysical fenvironment
C) studying fthe fprocesses fof fsensing, fperceiving, flearning, fand fthinking fabout fthe fworld
D) analyzing fhow fpeople fgrow fand fchange ffrom fthe fmoment fof fconception fthrough
fdeath
2
,9) Which fof fthe ffollowing fsubfields fof fpsychology fmatches fwith fits fdescription?
A) Cognitive fpsychology fexamines fthe frelationship fbetween fthe fnervous fsystem fand
behavior.
f
B) Developmental fpsychology fexamines fhow fpeople fgrow fand fchange ffrom fconception
fthrough fdeath.
C) Experimental fpsychology fexplores fthe frelationship fbetween fpsycho−logical ffactors
fand fphysical failments for fdisease.
D) Clinical fpsychology ffocuses fon fthe fconsistency fin fpeople's fbehavior fover ftime fand fthe
ftraits fthat fdifferentiate fone fper−son ffrom fanother.
10) Which fof fthe ffollowing fsubfields fof fpsychology fis fCORRECTLY fmatched fwith fa fsample
topic?
f
A) behavioral fneuroscience: fthe finfluence fof fchronic fstress fon fphysical fhealth
B) developmental fpsychology: fthe feffectiveness fof fdrug ftherapy ffor fobsessive-
compulsive fdisorder
f
C) cognitive fpsychology: fthe finfluence fof fan fevent fon fpeople's fthinking
D) health fpsychology: fthe frole fthat ffrustration fplays fin fproducing faggression
11) Which fof fthe ffollowing fis ftrue fof fcognitive fpsychology?
A) It fstudies fthe finheritance fof ftraits frelated fto fbehavior.
B) It fstems ffrom fCharles fDarwin's farguments fin fhis fbook, fOn fthe fOrigin fof fSpecies.
C) It fis fa fsubspecialty fof fexperimental fpsychology.
D) It fincludes fsubfields fsuch fas fdevelopmental fand fpersonality fpsychology.
12) psychology ffocuses fon fhigher fmental fprocesses, fincluding fthinking, fmemory,
freasoning, fproblem fsolving, fjudging, fdecision fmaking, fand flanguage.
A) Developmental
B) Personality
C) Clinical
D) Cognitive
3
, 13) Why fis fthe fterm fexperimental fpsychologist fconsidered fsomewhat fmisleading?
A) Psychologists fin fevery fsubfield fuse fthe fexperimental fmethod.
B) The fterm fis fno flonger fin fexistence.
C) Most fpsychological ftopics fare fnot fsuited fto fexperimental fstudy.
D) Experimental fmethods fare fonly fappropriate fto fthe fstudy fof fthe fbiological fbases fof
behavior.
f
14) Which fof fthe ffollowing fis ftrue fof fevolutionary fpsychology?
A) It fhas falready fled fto fpromising fnew ftreatments ffor fpsychological fdisorders.
B) It fconsiders fhow fbehavior fis finfluenced fby four fgenetic finheritance ffrom four fancestors.
C) It fsuggests fthat fsignificant fbehaviors fcannot fbe funfolded fautomatically fas fthey fare
wired finto fthe fhuman fspecies.
f
D) It fis fone fof fthe fsubspecialties fof fexperimental fpsychology.
15) Which fof fthe ffollowing fbranches fof fpsychology ffocuses fon fthe fconsistency fin fpeople's
behavior fover ftime fand fthe ftraits fthat fdifferentiate fone fperson ffrom fanother?
f
A) clinical fpsychology
B) personality fpsychology
C) cognitive fpsychology
D) evolutionary fpsychology
16) Dr. fChen fstudies fhow fpeople fgrow fand fchange fduring flate fadolescence fand fyoung fadulthood.
Dr. fDoherty ffocuses fon fseveral ftraits fthat fdistinguish fone fperson ffrom fanother. fDr. fChen fis
f
a(n)
f ; fDr. fDoherty fis fa(n) .
A) experimental fpsychologist; fcognitive fpsychologist
B) health fpsychologist; fclinical fpsychologist
C) developmental fpsychologist; fpersonality fpsychologist
D) clinical fpsychologist; fcounseling fpsychologist
17) Dr. fEbrahim fis finvolved fin fa fstudy fthat ftracks fthe fchanges fin fpeer frelationships famong
adolescents fbetween fthe fages f13 fand f17. fDr. fEbrahim fis fa(n)
f psychologist.
A) cognitive
B) evolutionary
C) educational
D) developmental
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