Test Bank for Understanding Psychology 9th Edition by Morris and Maisto | Chapter 1-4 Questions & Answers | 2024

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Chapter1:TheScienceofPsychology

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● Define psychology and describe the major subfields within psychology.
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● Describe the five enduring issues that cut across the subfields of psychology.
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● Explain what psychology has in common with other sciences, how psychologists use
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the scientific method, and the difference between theories and hypotheses.
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● Apply critical thinking to an article in a magazine or newspaper.
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1. Psychology is the scientific study of . s s s s s s s s s s s s



a. how personality can be determined by the size and shape of one's head
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c. the physiological functions of the brain
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d. how cultures and societies develop and interact with each other
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2. Psychologists are interested in . s s s s s s s s



a. every aspect of human thought and behavior
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Correct: Thedifferent perspectives of psychology encompass every aspect ofhumanthoughts,
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feelings, and actions.
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b. aspects of human behavior, but not human thought
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,Incorrect: Behavior is absolutely crucial to the studyof psychology, but so too is theconcept of
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human thought.
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c. aspects of human thought, but not human behavior
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d. only major aspects of human thought and behavior
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a. rarely redefines itself, and when it does, it does so more narrowly
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b. virtually never redefines itself
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, Incorrect: Thefield ofpsychology is very introspective, making sureto redefine itself asoften as is
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necessary.
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c. continually redefines itself more narrowly ss ss ss ss



d. continually redefines itself more broadly ss ss ss s



Correct: New researchmethods,areasofinquiry,andcollaborations withothersciences allows
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psychology to continually redefine itself.
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4. Psychology is . ss s s



a. is a single, unified field of study
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Incorrect: Thereisnosingle, unifying definition ofpsychology; rather, itisacombination of many different
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areas of academic pursuit.
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b. is an "umbrella" for a loose amalgamation of different subfields
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Correct: The fact that there is no single unifying definition of psychology suggests that it is a
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combination of many sub-disciplines.
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c. is comprised of two distinct subfields
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d. not a field of study at all
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5. Each of the following is a specialty area within developmental psychology EXCEPT
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b. psychobiology
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