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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

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Understanding Psychology, 15th Edition
ByRobertFeldman,Chapters1-17|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.




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