TEST BANK For Understanding Psychology,
15th Edition by Robert Feldman
All Chapters 1-17
,Chapter 1-17
Answers are at the end of Each chapter
Chapter 1
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.
15th Edition by Robert Feldman
All Chapters 1-17
,Chapter 1-17
Answers are at the end of Each chapter
Chapter 1
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.
