Test Bank for Psychological Science 7th Edition – Elizabeth A. Phelps, Elliot Berkman & Michael S. Gazzaniga | Latest Update 2026 | A+ Exam Prep

TEST BANK FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL
SCIENCE 7TH EDITION – ELIZABETH A.
PHELPS, ELLIOT BERKMAN & MICHAEL
S. GAZZANIGA | LATEST UPDATE 2026 | A+
EXAM PREP

InclusivewwofwwChaptersww1-

15wwMULTIPLEwwCHOICE

CHAPTERww01:wwThewwSciencewwofwwPsychology

MULTIPLEw w CHOICE

1. Whichwwofwwthewwfollowingwwiswwthewwbestwwdefinitionwwofwwpsychologicalwwscience?
A. thewwstudywwofwwthewwbrainwwandwwits
wwfunc-wwtion


B. thewwstudywwofwwthewwmind,wwthewwbra
in,wwandwwthoughtwwprocesses
C. thewwstudywwofwwthewwmind,wwthewwbra
in,wwandwwbehavior
D. thewwstudywwofwwthewwmind,wwthewwps
yche,wwandwwbehavior

ANS:wwC DIF: Easy
REF:w w 1.1wwWhatwwIswwPsychologicalwwScience?wwOBJ:w w 1.1
A NAT:wwAPAwwGoalww1,wwKnowledgewwBasewwinwwPsychology
MSC:wwRemembering

2. Psychologicalwwsciencewwiswwthewwstudywwof:
A. thewwmind. C. behavior.
B. thewwbrain. D. allwwofwwthewwabov
e.
ANS:w w D DIF: Easy
REF:w w 1.1wwWhatwwIswwPsychologicalwwScience?wwOBJ:w w 1.1
A NAT:wwAPAwwGoalww1,wwKnowledgewwBasewwinwwPsychology
MSC:wwRemembering

3. Tryingwwtowwunderstandwwthewwrelationshipwwbetweenwwthewwactionswwofwwneu
ronswwandwwawwthoughtwwiswwanwwexamplewwofwwthewwconnectionwwbetween:
A. thewwbrainwwandww C. geneswwandwwtheww
thewwmind. mind.

,B. naturewwandwwnur- D. thewwbrainwwandwwe
wwture. motion.

ANS:w w A DIF: Moderate
REF:w w 1.1wwWhatwwIswwPsychologicalwwScience?wwOBJ:w w 1.1
A NAT:wwAPAwwGoalww1,wwKnowledgewwBasewwinwwPsychology

, MSC:wwApplying

4. Basedwwonwwyourwwtextbook‘swwdefinitionwwofwwpsychology,wwwhichwwstatement
wwbestwwre-

wwflectswwthewwrelationshipwwbetweenwwthewwmindwwandwwthewwbrain?


A. Thewwbrainwwiswwthewwsamewwthingwwa
swwthewwmind.
B. Thewwbrainwwinfluenceswwthewwmind.
C. Thewwbrainwwiswwunrelatedwwtowwthewwmi
nd.
D. Thew w brainw w reflectsw w thew w mind.

ANS:w w B DIF: Moderate
REF:w w 1.1wwWhatwwIswwPsychologicalwwScience?wwOBJ:w w 1.1
A NAT:wwAPAwwGoalww1,wwKnowledgewwBasewwinwwPsychology
MSC:wwApplying

5. BarrywwandwwCandacewwarewwdisagreeing.wwBarrywwstateswwthatwwpsychologywwis
wwthewwstudywwofwwthewwmind.wwCandacewwbelieveswwthatwwpsychologywwiswwthe

wwsciencewwofwwbehavior.wwGivenwwyourwwknowledgewwofwwpsychology,wwhowww

wouldwwyouwwresolvewwthiswwargument?
A. Barrywwiswwcorrect.wwPsychologywwonl
ywwstudieswwthewwmind.
B. Candacewwiswwcorrect.wwPsychologywwon
lywwstudieswwbehavior.
C. Bothwwarewwcorrect.wwPsychologywwstud
ieswwbothwwthewwmindwwandwwbehavior.
D. Bothwwarewwincorrect.wwPsychologyww
onlywwstudieswwemotions.

ANS:wwC DIF: Difficult
REF:w w 1.1wwWhatwwIswwPsychologicalwwScience?wwOBJ:w w 1.1
A NAT:wwAPAwwGoalww1,wwKnowledgewwBasewwinwwPsychology
MSC:wwUnderstanding

6. Allanahwwiswwawwpsychologywwmajor.wwWhichwwofwwthewwfollowingwwbestwwdescrib
eswwwhatwwAl-wwlanahwwwillwwlearnwwabout?
A. thewwstructurewwandwwfunctionwwofwwt
hewwbrain
B. mentalwwdisorderswwandwwtheirwwtreat
-wwments
C. feelingswwandwwotherwwsubjectivewwstat
es
D. thewwmind,wwthewwbrain,wwandwwbehavio
r
ANS:w w D DIF: Easy
REF:w w 1.1wwWhatwwIswwPsychologicalwwScience?wwOBJ:w w 1.1
A NAT:wwAPAwwGoalww1,wwKnowledgewwBasewwinwwPsychology
MSC:wwUnderstanding

, 7. Forwwmuchwwofwwitswwhistory,wwpsychologistswwfocusedwwmostlywwon:
A. thewwbrain. C. behaviors.
B. disorders. D. thewwmind.