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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 dsingle-sentence ddefinition dof dpsychology dmay dbe dmisleading dbecause
A) it dis dvery ddifficult dto dstudy dthe dmind dand dbehavior dscientifically.
B) psychology dis da dnarrower, dmore dspecific dfield dthan da dgeneral ddefinition dmight
dsuggest.
C) psychologists ddisagree don dhow dbroad dpsychology dshould dreally dbe.
D) the ddiscipline dof dpsychology dreally dhas dno dcore dor dcenter.
, 4) In dorder dto dstudy dmind dand dbehavior, dpsychologists
A) rely don dthe dscientific dmethod.
B) use dtheir dintuition.
C) rely don dthe dstudy dof dinternal dmedicine.
D) use dspeculation.
5) In dwhich dof dthe dfollowing dscenarios dis da dscientific dexplanation dbeing dprovided dto
dexplain da d phenomenon?
A) When dasked dif dviolent dvideo dgames dhave dan dimpact don dplayers, dDr. dLee
dreplies dthat d there dis dsubstantial dempirical devidence dto dsuggest da dchange din dthe
dgamers' dbehavior.
B) When dasked dif dmood dinfluences dsocial dbehavior, dDr. dSessler dreplies dthat dhe
dbelieves d that dit ddoes.
C) When dasked dif daddiction dis da ddisease dor da dchoice, dDr. dSmith dreplies dthat
dhe dknows d many daddicts dand dhe dfeels dthat dthey dhave da ddisease.
D) When dasked dif dhe dcan dtrain dhis dmind dto dnot dfeel dphysical dpain, dDr.
dFarnworth dreplies d that dhe dfocuses don dhis dbreathing dwhen dhe dfeels dpain dto dincrease
dhis dtolerance dfor dit.
6) Which dof dthe dfollowing dstatements daccurately ddescribes dthe ddiverse
dsubfields dof d psychology?
A) They dallow dpsychologists dto dexplain ddifferent dtypes dof dbehavior dusing
dthe dsame d techniques dand dexperiments.
B) Though dthey dare dindividually dseparate dand ddistinct, dthey dall dshare da
dcommon dgoal dof d understanding dbehavior.
C) They dalways dlead dto dan dMD d(doctor dof dmedicine) ddegree.
D) They dare dnot drelated dat dall dother dthan dbeing dconsidered da dpart dof dpsychology.
7) Dr. dAlvarez dis dcurrently dstudying dhow dthe ddegeneration dof dcertain dcomponents dof
dnerve d cells din dthe dbrain dleads dto dLewy dbody ddisease. dDr. dAlvarez's dwork dis dmost dlikely
dto dbe da dpart dof dthe
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 dsingle-sentence ddefinition dof dpsychology dmay dbe dmisleading dbecause
A) it dis dvery ddifficult dto dstudy dthe dmind dand dbehavior dscientifically.
B) psychology dis da dnarrower, dmore dspecific dfield dthan da dgeneral ddefinition dmight
dsuggest.
C) psychologists ddisagree don dhow dbroad dpsychology dshould dreally dbe.
D) the ddiscipline dof dpsychology dreally dhas dno dcore dor dcenter.
, 4) In dorder dto dstudy dmind dand dbehavior, dpsychologists
A) rely don dthe dscientific dmethod.
B) use dtheir dintuition.
C) rely don dthe dstudy dof dinternal dmedicine.
D) use dspeculation.
5) In dwhich dof dthe dfollowing dscenarios dis da dscientific dexplanation dbeing dprovided dto
dexplain da d phenomenon?
A) When dasked dif dviolent dvideo dgames dhave dan dimpact don dplayers, dDr. dLee
dreplies dthat d there dis dsubstantial dempirical devidence dto dsuggest da dchange din dthe
dgamers' dbehavior.
B) When dasked dif dmood dinfluences dsocial dbehavior, dDr. dSessler dreplies dthat dhe
dbelieves d that dit ddoes.
C) When dasked dif daddiction dis da ddisease dor da dchoice, dDr. dSmith dreplies dthat
dhe dknows d many daddicts dand dhe dfeels dthat dthey dhave da ddisease.
D) When dasked dif dhe dcan dtrain dhis dmind dto dnot dfeel dphysical dpain, dDr.
dFarnworth dreplies d that dhe dfocuses don dhis dbreathing dwhen dhe dfeels dpain dto dincrease
dhis dtolerance dfor dit.
6) Which dof dthe dfollowing dstatements daccurately ddescribes dthe ddiverse
dsubfields dof d psychology?
A) They dallow dpsychologists dto dexplain ddifferent dtypes dof dbehavior dusing
dthe dsame d techniques dand dexperiments.
B) Though dthey dare dindividually dseparate dand ddistinct, dthey dall dshare da
dcommon dgoal dof d understanding dbehavior.
C) They dalways dlead dto dan dMD d(doctor dof dmedicine) ddegree.
D) They dare dnot drelated dat dall dother dthan dbeing dconsidered da dpart dof dpsychology.
7) Dr. dAlvarez dis dcurrently dstudying dhow dthe ddegeneration dof dcertain dcomponents dof
dnerve d cells din dthe dbrain dleads dto dLewy dbody ddisease. dDr. dAlvarez's dwork dis dmost dlikely
dto dbe da dpart dof dthe
