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PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE 7TH
EDITION BY ELIZABETH A. PHELPS,
ELLIOT BERKMAN &MICHAEL
GAZZANIGA
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,Chapter 01: The Science Of Psychology

Multiple Choice

1. Which Of The Following Is The Best Definition Of Psychological Science?
A. The Study Of The Brain And Its
Function
B. The Study Of The Mind, The
Brain,And Thought Processes
C. The Study Of The Mind, The
Brain,And Behavior
D. The Study Of The Mind, The
Psyche,And Behavior

Answer: C Difficulty: Easy Ref: 1.1 What Is
Psychological Science?Obj: 1.1a Nat: Apa Goal 1, Knowledge Base In
Psychology
Msc: Remembering

2. Psychological Science Is The Study Of:
A. The Mind. C. Behavior.
B. The Brain. D. All Of The Above.

Answer: D Difficulty: Easy Ref: 1.1 What Is
Psychological Science?Obj: 1.1a Nat: Apa Goal 1, Knowledge Base In
Psychology
Msc: Remembering

3. Trying To Understand The Relationship Between The Actions Of Neurons
And Athought Is An Example Of The Connection Between:
A. The Brain And C. Genes And
Themind. Themind.
B. Nature And D. The Brain
Nur-Ture. Andemotion.

Answer: A Difficulty: Moderate Ref: 1.1 What Is
Psychological Science?Obj: 1.1a Nat: Apa Goal 1, Knowledge Base In
Psychology
Msc: Applying

4. Based On Your Textbook‘S Definition Of Psychology, Which Statement Best
Re-Flects The Relationship Between The Mind And The Brain?
A. The Brain Is The Same Thing As
Themind.

, B. The Brain Influences The Mind.
C. The Brain Is Unrelated To The Mind.
D. The Brain Reflects The Mind.

Answer: B Difficulty: Moderate Ref: 1.1 What Is
Psychological Science?Obj: 1.1a Nat: Apa Goal 1, Knowledge Base In
Psychology
Msc: Applying

5. Barry And Candace Are Disagreeing. Barry States That Psychology Is The
Studyof The Mind. Candace Believes That Psychology Is The Science Of
Behavior. Given Your Knowledge Of Psychology, How Would You Resolve This
Argument?
A. Barry Is Correct. Psychology
Onlystudies The Mind.
B. Candace Is Correct. Psychology Only
Studies Behavior.
C. Both Are Correct. Psychology Studies
Both The Mind And Behavior.
D. Both Are Incorrect. Psychology
Onlystudies Emotions.

Answer: C Difficulty: Difficult Ref: 1.1 What Is
Psychological Science?Obj: 1.1a Nat: Apa Goal 1, Knowledge Base In
Psychology
Msc: Understanding

6. Allanah Is A Psychology Major. Which Of The Following Best Describes What
Al-Lanah Will Learn About?
A. The Structure And Function Of
Thebrain
B. Mental Disorders And Their
Treat-Ments
C. Feelings And Other Subjective States
D. The Mind, The Brain, And Behavior

Answer: D Difficulty: Easy Ref: 1.1 What Is
Psychological Science?Obj: 1.1a Nat: Apa Goal 1, Knowledge Base In
Psychology
Msc: Understanding

7. For Much Of Its History, Psychologists Focused Mostly On:
A. The Brain. C. Behaviors.
B. Disorders. D. The Mind.

Answer: C Difficulty: Moderate Ref: 1.1 What Is
Psychological Science?Obj: 1.1a Nat: Apa Goal 1, Knowledge Base In
Psychology
Msc: Remembering

, 8. Which Of The Following Is An Example Of A Psychologist Who Is Studying
Themind?
A. Dr. Chu, Who Studies How Weather
Influences Children‘S Actions On
Theplayground
B. Dr. Well, Who Studies Neural Activity
During Sleep Cycles Of Elderly Adults
C. Dr. Mann, Who Studies The
Accuracyof Traumatic Memories
Over Time
D. Dr. East, Who Studies The Facial
Ex-Pressions Of Relationship
Partners During A Fight

Answer: C Difficulty: Difficult Ref: 1.1 What Is
Psychological Science?Obj: 1.1a
Nat: Apa Goal 1, Knowledge Base In Psychology | Apa Goal 5, Professional
Development
Msc: Applying

9. Which Of The Following Is An Example Of A Psychologist Who Is Studying
Thebrain?
A. Dr. Fields, Who Studies The
Purchas-Ing Habits Of Impulsive
Individuals
B. Dr. Joe, Who Studies How Neural
Ac-Tivity Changes As Newborn
Babies Develop
C. Dr. Perez, Who Studies How Our
Feel-Ings Can Influence Our
Thought Pro- Cesses
D. Dr. Ladd, Who Studies The Training
Activities Of Professional Athletes

Answer: B Difficulty: Moderate Ref: 1.1 What Is
Psychological Science?Obj: 1.1a
Nat: Apa Goal 1, Knowledge Base In Psychology | Apa Goal 5, Professional
Development
Msc: Applying

10. Which Of The Following Is An Example Of A Psychologist Who Is Studying
Behav-Ior?
A. Dr. Wick, Who Studies How
Certainsmells Can Trigger Certain
Feelings
B. Dr. Woods, Who Studies Patterns
Ofneural Activity Related To Drug
Use
C. Dr. Paul, Who Studies The Thought

, Processes Involved In Decision Mak-
Ing
D. Dr. Hull, Who Studies The Facial
Ex-Pressions Of Relationship
Partners During A Fight

Answer: D Difficulty: Moderate Ref: 1.1 What Is
Psychological Science?Obj: 1.1a
Nat: Apa Goal 1, Knowledge Base In Psychology | Apa Goal 5, Professional
Development
Msc: Applying

11. According To Your Text, Amiable Skepticism Is An Important Element In A
Typeof Reasoning Called:
A. Scholarly Inquiry. C. Analytic
Argu-
Mentation.
B. Nay-Sayerism. D. Critical Thinking.

Answer: D Difficulty: Easy
Ref: 1.1 Psychological Science Teaches Critical Thinking Obj: 1.1b
Nat: Apa Goal 1, Knowledge Base In Psychology | Apa Goal 2, Scientific In-
Quiry And Critical Thinking Msc: Remembering

12. Which Of The Following Is A Characteristic Of A Good Consumer Of Scientific
Re-Search?
A. Open To C. Wary Of
Newideas Scientific
Findings
B. Carefully D. All Of The Above
Consid-Ers The
Facts

Answer: D Difficulty: Easy
Ref: 1.1 Psychological Science Teaches Critical Thinking Obj: 1.1b
Nat: Apa Goal 1, Knowledge Base In Psychology | Apa Goal 2, Scientific In-
Quiry And Critical Thinking Msc: Remembering

13. Critical Thinking Is Best Defined As Thinking That:
A. Is Systematic And Reasonable.
B. Is Open-Minded And Creative.
C. Criticizes Others‘ Opinions.
D. Uses Inferences But Does Not
Solveproblems.

Answer: A Difficulty: Moderate
Ref: 1.1 Psychological Science Teaches Critical Thinking Obj: 1.1b
Nat: Apa Goal 1, Knowledge Base In Psychology | Apa Goal 2, Scientific In-
Quiry And Critical Thinking Msc: Remembering

,14. Which Of The Following Is An Example Of Using Critical Thinking And
Scientificreasoning?
A. Believing That Sugar Causes Adhd
Because You Feel Hyper After
Eatinga Candy Bar
B. Concluding That Listening To Mozart
Improves Learning In Children After
Reading An Article About This Topic
Ina Popular Magazine
C. Using A Personal Example To Show
How A Psychological Principle Must
Be Wrong
D. Conducting Research To
Investigate The Effectiveness Of
Left Brain/Right Brain Games In
Improving Memory

Answer: D Difficulty: Moderate
Ref: 1.1 Psychological Science Teaches Critical Thinking Obj: 1.1b
Nat: Apa Goal 1, Knowledge Base In Psychology | Apa Goal 2, Scientific In-
Quiry And Critical Thinking Msc: Applying

15. Why Is Critical Thinking Important In Evaluating Psychological Research?
A. Researchers Deliberately Lie About
Their Research Findings.
B. There Might Be Significant
Limita-Tions To The Research
Findings.
C. Research Findings Are Rarely
Influ-Enced By Political And
Personal Agendas.
D. There Is Always A Single Clear
Expla- Nation And The Researchers
May Nothave Found It.

Answer: B Difficulty: Moderate
Ref: 1.1 Psychological Science Teaches Critical Thinking Obj: 1.1b
Nat: Apa Goal 1, Knowledge Base In Psychology | Apa Goal 2, Scientific In-
Quiry And Critical Thinking Msc: Applying

16. Which Of The Following Is An Important Goal Of Your Psychology Textbook?
A. To Teach You How To Be A
Therapistby Using Methods Of
Psychology
B. To Provide You With An Education
About The Methods Of Psychological
Science
C. To Help You Define Normal Versus
Ab-

, Normal Behavior So You Can
Recog-Nize Mental Illness
D. To Help You Predict How People Will
Interact In Novel Situations

Answer: B Difficulty: Easy
Ref: 1.1 Psychological Science Teaches Critical Thinking Obj: 1.1b
Nat: Apa Goal 1, Knowledge Base In Psychology Msc: Remembering

17. The Difference Between Using Critical Thinking Explanations And Everyday
Ex-Planations For Psychological Phenomena Is That:
A. Critical Thinking Relies On
Evidenceand Scientific Support For
Making Conclusions.
B. Everyday Explanations Rely On
Evi-Dence And Scientific Support
For Making Conclusions.
C. Critical Thinking Relies On
Personalexamples More Than
Scientific Evi-Dence For Making
Conclusions.
D. Everyday Explanations Rely On
Per-Sonal Examples And Scientific
Evi- Dence For Making Conclusions.

Answer: A Difficulty: Easy
Ref: 1.1 Psychological Science Teaches Critical Thinking Obj: 1.1b
Nat: Apa Goal 1, Knowledge Base In Psychology | Apa Goal 2, Scientific In-
Quiry And Critical Thinking Msc: Remembering

18. Taj Is Writing A Paper On Global Warming. He Only Includes Research Findings
That Support His Own Beliefs About Global Warming Because He Thinks That
All The Contradictory Findings Must Be The Result Of Flawed Research. This Is
An Ex-Ample Of:
A. Misunderstanding Or Not Using Sta-
Tistics.
B. Hindsight Bias.
C. A Failure To Accurately Judge
Sourcecredibility.
D. The Confirmation Bias.

Answer: D Difficulty: Difficult
Ref: 1.1 Psychological Reasoning Examines How People Typically Think
Obj: 1.1c
Nat: Apa Goal 1, Knowledge Base In Psychology | Apa Goal 2, Scientific In-
Quiry And Critical Thinking Msc: Applying

, 19. You Are Asked To Write A Newspaper Article On A Controversial Political
Topic And You Want To Make Sure You Are Not Influenced By The
Confirmation Bias. Which Of The Following Should You Do In Order To Avoid
The Confirmation Bias?
A. Focus Mainly On Evidence That
Youfind On Your Favorite News
Website
B. Place Equal Importance On Evidence
That Supports And Contradicts Your
Own Beliefs
C. Focus Mainly On Evidence That Sup-
Ports Your Own Beliefs, Since It Is
Themost Accurate Research
D. Place Equal Importance On Evidence
You Find Online And In Textbooks

Answer: B Difficulty: Moderate
Ref: 1.1 Psychological Reasoning Examines How People Typically Think
Obj: 1.1c
Nat: Apa Goal 1, Knowledge Base In Psychology | Apa Goal 2, Scientific In-
Quiry And Critical Thinking Msc: Applying

20. Which Of The Following Is One Factor That Contributes To The Confirmation Bias?
A. Selective Emotionality, Which Is
The Tendency To Better Remember
Infor-Mation That Is Negative
B. Selective Emotionality, Which Is
The Tendency To Better Remember
Infor-Mation That Is Positive
C. Selective Memory, Which Is The
Ten-Dency To Better Remember
Informa-Tion That Supports Our
Existing Be- Liefs
D. Selective Memory, Which Is The
Ten-Dency To Better Remember
Informa-Tion That Goes Against Our
Existing Beliefs

Answer: C Difficulty: Moderate
Ref: 1.1 Psychological Reasoning Examines How People Typically Think
Obj: 1.1c
Nat: Apa Goal 1, Knowledge Base In Psychology | Apa Goal 2, Scientific In-
Quiry And Critical Thinking Msc: Understanding

21. A Drug Company Wants To Create An Advertisement For A New
Antidepressantdrug. Using Your Knowledge Of Source Credibility, Which Of
The Following Ad- Vertisements Would Be Most Persuasive?
A. An Ad That Features A Celebrity On

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