TEST BANK FOR
PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE SEVENTH EDITION
LATEST VERSION 2025/2026 [A+] ALL
CHAPTERS FULLY COVERED
BY ELIZABETH A. PHELPS (AUTHOR), ELLIOT BERKMAN (AUTHOR), MICHAEL S.
GAZZANIGA (AUTHOR)
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1: THE SCIENCE OF PSYCHOLOGY
CHAPTER 2: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
CHAPTER 3: BIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR
CHAPTER 4: CONSCIOUSNESS
CHAPTER 5: SENSATION AND PERCEPTION
CHAPTER 6: LEARNING
CHAPTER 7: MEMORY
CHAPTER 8: THINKING, DECISIONS, INTELLIGENCE, AND
LANGUAGE
CHAPTER 9: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 10: EMOTION AND MOTIVATION
CHAPTER 11: HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
CHAPTER 12: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
CHAPTER 13: PERSONALITY
CHAPTER 14: PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
CHAPTER 15: TREATMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
,MULTIPLE CHOICE
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
FUNC- TION
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 DIF: 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 DIF: 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 A THOUGHT IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE CONNECTION BETWEEN:
A. THE BRAIN AND C. GENES AND
THE MIND. THE MIND.
B. NATURE AND NUR- D. THE BRAIN AND
TURE. EMOTION.
ANSWER; A DIF: 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
THE MIND.
B. THE BRAIN INFLUENCES THE MIND.
C. THE BRAIN IS UNRELATED TO THE
MIND.
D. THE BRAIN REFLECTS THE MIND.
ANSWER; B DIF: 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 STUDY OF 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
ONLY STUDIES 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 ONLY STUDIES
EMOTIONS.
ANSWER; C DIF: 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
THE BRAIN
B. MENTAL DISORDERS AND THEIR
TREAT- MENTS
C. FEELINGS AND OTHER SUBJECTIVE
STATES
D. THE MIND, THE BRAIN, AND BEHAVIOR
ANSWER; D DIF: 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:
PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE SEVENTH EDITION
LATEST VERSION 2025/2026 [A+] ALL
CHAPTERS FULLY COVERED
BY ELIZABETH A. PHELPS (AUTHOR), ELLIOT BERKMAN (AUTHOR), MICHAEL S.
GAZZANIGA (AUTHOR)
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1: THE SCIENCE OF PSYCHOLOGY
CHAPTER 2: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
CHAPTER 3: BIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR
CHAPTER 4: CONSCIOUSNESS
CHAPTER 5: SENSATION AND PERCEPTION
CHAPTER 6: LEARNING
CHAPTER 7: MEMORY
CHAPTER 8: THINKING, DECISIONS, INTELLIGENCE, AND
LANGUAGE
CHAPTER 9: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 10: EMOTION AND MOTIVATION
CHAPTER 11: HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
CHAPTER 12: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
CHAPTER 13: PERSONALITY
CHAPTER 14: PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
CHAPTER 15: TREATMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
,MULTIPLE CHOICE
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
FUNC- TION
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 DIF: 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 DIF: 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 A THOUGHT IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE CONNECTION BETWEEN:
A. THE BRAIN AND C. GENES AND
THE MIND. THE MIND.
B. NATURE AND NUR- D. THE BRAIN AND
TURE. EMOTION.
ANSWER; A DIF: 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
THE MIND.
B. THE BRAIN INFLUENCES THE MIND.
C. THE BRAIN IS UNRELATED TO THE
MIND.
D. THE BRAIN REFLECTS THE MIND.
ANSWER; B DIF: 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 STUDY OF 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
ONLY STUDIES 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 ONLY STUDIES
EMOTIONS.
ANSWER; C DIF: 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
THE BRAIN
B. MENTAL DISORDERS AND THEIR
TREAT- MENTS
C. FEELINGS AND OTHER SUBJECTIVE
STATES
D. THE MIND, THE BRAIN, AND BEHAVIOR
ANSWER; D DIF: 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: