Test Bank for
Psychological Science Seventh (7th) Edition by Elizabeth A.
Phelps , Elliot Berkman , Michael Gazzaniga
, CHAPTER 1 The Science of Psychology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1.A What Is Psychological Science? 2. Define the nature/nurture debate
1. Define psychological science. and the mind/ body problem.
2. Define critical thinking, and 3. Identify the major schools of
describe what it means to be a thought that have characterized
critical thinker. the history of experimental
3. Identify major biases in thinking, psychology.
and explain why these biases 1.C What Are the Latest Developments in
result in faulty thinking. Psychology?
1.B What Are the Scientific Foundations of 1. Identify recent developments in
Psychology? psychological science.
1. Trace the development of 2. Distinguish between subfields of
psychology since its formal psychology.
inception in 1879.
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2 | Chapter 1
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
ANS: C DIF: Easy
REF: 1.1 Psychological Science Is the Study of Mind, Brain, and Behavior
OBJ: 1.A1 NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
MSC: Remembering
2. Psychological science is the study of
a. the mind.
b. the brain.
c. behavior.
d. All of the answer options are correct.
ANS: D DIF: Easy
REF: 1.1 Psychological Science Is the Study of Mind, Brain, and Behavior
OBJ: 1.A1 NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
MSC: Remembering
3. The relationship between the actions of neurons and a thought is an example of the
connection between
a. the brain and the mind. c. genes and the mind.
b. nature and nurture. d. the brain and emotion.
ANS: A DIF: Moderate
REF: 1.1 Psychological Science Is the Study of Mind, Brain, and Behavior
OBJ: 1.A1 NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
MSC: Applying
4. Based on the textbook’s definition of psychology, which statement best reflects 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.
ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: 1.A What Is Psychological Science?
OBJ: 1.A1 NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
MSC: Applying
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Psychological Science Seventh (7th) Edition by Elizabeth A.
Phelps , Elliot Berkman , Michael Gazzaniga
, CHAPTER 1 The Science of Psychology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1.A What Is Psychological Science? 2. Define the nature/nurture debate
1. Define psychological science. and the mind/ body problem.
2. Define critical thinking, and 3. Identify the major schools of
describe what it means to be a thought that have characterized
critical thinker. the history of experimental
3. Identify major biases in thinking, psychology.
and explain why these biases 1.C What Are the Latest Developments in
result in faulty thinking. Psychology?
1.B What Are the Scientific Foundations of 1. Identify recent developments in
Psychology? psychological science.
1. Trace the development of 2. Distinguish between subfields of
psychology since its formal psychology.
inception in 1879.
, 1
2 | Chapter 1
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
ANS: C DIF: Easy
REF: 1.1 Psychological Science Is the Study of Mind, Brain, and Behavior
OBJ: 1.A1 NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
MSC: Remembering
2. Psychological science is the study of
a. the mind.
b. the brain.
c. behavior.
d. All of the answer options are correct.
ANS: D DIF: Easy
REF: 1.1 Psychological Science Is the Study of Mind, Brain, and Behavior
OBJ: 1.A1 NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
MSC: Remembering
3. The relationship between the actions of neurons and a thought is an example of the
connection between
a. the brain and the mind. c. genes and the mind.
b. nature and nurture. d. the brain and emotion.
ANS: A DIF: Moderate
REF: 1.1 Psychological Science Is the Study of Mind, Brain, and Behavior
OBJ: 1.A1 NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
MSC: Applying
4. Based on the textbook’s definition of psychology, which statement best reflects 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.
ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: 1.A What Is Psychological Science?
OBJ: 1.A1 NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
MSC: Applying
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