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Understanding Psychology, 15th Edition
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!! By Robert Feldman, Chapters 1 - 17 | Complete
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, • 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:
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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.
, 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
!!explain !!a!phenomenon?
A) When !!asked !!if !!violent !!video !!games !!have !!an !!impact !!on !!players, !!Dr. !!Lee
!!replies !!that!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
!!believes!that !!it !!does.
C) When !!asked !!if !!addiction !!is !!a !!disease !!or !!a !!choice, !!Dr. !!Smith !!replies !!that
!!he !!knows!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 !!replies!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 !!same!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 !!of !!the
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) In !!which !!of !!the !!following !!scenarios !!is !!a !!scientific !!explanation !!being !!provided !!to
!!explain !!a!phenomenon?
A) When !!asked !!if !!violent !!video !!games !!have !!an !!impact !!on !!players, !!Dr. !!Lee
!!replies !!that!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
!!believes!that !!it !!does.
C) When !!asked !!if !!addiction !!is !!a !!disease !!or !!a !!choice, !!Dr. !!Smith !!replies !!that
!!he !!knows!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 !!replies!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 !!same!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 !!of !!the
