Test Bank for Understanding
Psychology 9th Edition by
Morris Q&A2026\2027
Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology
Multiple-Choice
What Is Psychology?
Learning Objectives
● Define psychology and describe the major subfields within psychology.
● Describe the five enduring issues that cut across the subfields of psychology.
● Explain what psychology has in common with other sciences, how psychologists use the
scientific method, and the difference between theories and hypotheses.
● Apply critical thinking to an article in a magazine or newspaper.
1. Psychology is the scientific study of .
a. how personality can be determined by the size and shape of one's head
b. behavior and mental processes
c. the physiological functions of the brain
d. how cultures and societies develop and interact with each other
Answer: b
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 3
Topic: What Is Psychology?
Skill: F
2. Psychologists are interested in .
a. every aspect of human thought and behavior
Correct: The different perspectives of psychology encompass every aspect of human thoughts,
feelings, and actions.
b. aspects of human behavior, but not human thought
Incorrect: Behavior is absolutely crucial to the study of psychology, but so too is the concept of
human thought.
c. aspects of human thought, but not human behavior
d. only major aspects of human thought and behavior
Answer: a
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 3
,Topic: What Is Psychology?
Skill: C
,3. Psychology .
a. rarely redefines itself, and when it does, it does so more narrowly
b. virtually never redefines itself
, Incorrect: vThe vfield vof vpsychology vis vvery vintrospective, vmaking vsure vto vredefine vitself vas voften vas
vis vnecessary.
c. continually vredefines vitself vmore vnarrowly
d. continually vredefines vitself vmore vbroadly
Correct: vNew vresearch vmethods, vareas vof vinquiry, vand vcollaborations vwith vother vsciences vallows
vpsychology vto vcontinually v redefine vitself.
Answer: vd
vDifficulty: v2
Page vReference: v3
Topic: vWhat vIs vPsychology?
vSkill: vF
4. Psychology vis .
a. is va vsingle, vunified vfield vof vstudy
Incorrect: vThere vis vno vsingle, vunifying vdefinition vof vpsychology; vrather, vit vis va vcombination vof
vmany vdifferent vareas vof vacademic vpursuit.
b. is van v"umbrella" vfor va vloose vamalgamation vof vdifferent v subfields
Correct: vThe vfact vthat vthere vis vno vsingle vunifying vdefinition vof vpsychology vsuggests vthat vit vis va
vcombination vof vmany vsub-disciplines.
c. is vcomprised vof vtwo vdistinct vsubfields
d. not va vfield vof vstudy vat vall
Answer: vb
vDifficulty: v1
Page vReference: v3
Topic: vWhat vIs vPsychology?
vSkill: vC
5. Each vof vthe vfollowing vis va vspecialty varea vwithin vdevelopmental vpsychology vEXCEPT
.
a. lifespan vpsychology
b. psychobiology
c. child vpsychology
d. adolescent vpsychology
Answer: vb
vDifficulty: v1
Page vReference: v4
Topic: vWhat vIs vPsychology?
vSkill: vF
6. If vI vran va vTV vstation vand vwanted va vconsultant vto vadvise vme von vchildren's vprogramming, vI
vwould vmost vlikely vhire va(n) psychologist.
a. experimental
b. developmental
Psychology 9th Edition by
Morris Q&A2026\2027
Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology
Multiple-Choice
What Is Psychology?
Learning Objectives
● Define psychology and describe the major subfields within psychology.
● Describe the five enduring issues that cut across the subfields of psychology.
● Explain what psychology has in common with other sciences, how psychologists use the
scientific method, and the difference between theories and hypotheses.
● Apply critical thinking to an article in a magazine or newspaper.
1. Psychology is the scientific study of .
a. how personality can be determined by the size and shape of one's head
b. behavior and mental processes
c. the physiological functions of the brain
d. how cultures and societies develop and interact with each other
Answer: b
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 3
Topic: What Is Psychology?
Skill: F
2. Psychologists are interested in .
a. every aspect of human thought and behavior
Correct: The different perspectives of psychology encompass every aspect of human thoughts,
feelings, and actions.
b. aspects of human behavior, but not human thought
Incorrect: Behavior is absolutely crucial to the study of psychology, but so too is the concept of
human thought.
c. aspects of human thought, but not human behavior
d. only major aspects of human thought and behavior
Answer: a
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 3
,Topic: What Is Psychology?
Skill: C
,3. Psychology .
a. rarely redefines itself, and when it does, it does so more narrowly
b. virtually never redefines itself
, Incorrect: vThe vfield vof vpsychology vis vvery vintrospective, vmaking vsure vto vredefine vitself vas voften vas
vis vnecessary.
c. continually vredefines vitself vmore vnarrowly
d. continually vredefines vitself vmore vbroadly
Correct: vNew vresearch vmethods, vareas vof vinquiry, vand vcollaborations vwith vother vsciences vallows
vpsychology vto vcontinually v redefine vitself.
Answer: vd
vDifficulty: v2
Page vReference: v3
Topic: vWhat vIs vPsychology?
vSkill: vF
4. Psychology vis .
a. is va vsingle, vunified vfield vof vstudy
Incorrect: vThere vis vno vsingle, vunifying vdefinition vof vpsychology; vrather, vit vis va vcombination vof
vmany vdifferent vareas vof vacademic vpursuit.
b. is van v"umbrella" vfor va vloose vamalgamation vof vdifferent v subfields
Correct: vThe vfact vthat vthere vis vno vsingle vunifying vdefinition vof vpsychology vsuggests vthat vit vis va
vcombination vof vmany vsub-disciplines.
c. is vcomprised vof vtwo vdistinct vsubfields
d. not va vfield vof vstudy vat vall
Answer: vb
vDifficulty: v1
Page vReference: v3
Topic: vWhat vIs vPsychology?
vSkill: vC
5. Each vof vthe vfollowing vis va vspecialty varea vwithin vdevelopmental vpsychology vEXCEPT
.
a. lifespan vpsychology
b. psychobiology
c. child vpsychology
d. adolescent vpsychology
Answer: vb
vDifficulty: v1
Page vReference: v4
Topic: vWhat vIs vPsychology?
vSkill: vF
6. If vI vran va vTV vstation vand vwanted va vconsultant vto vadvise vme von vchildren's vprogramming, vI
vwould vmost vlikely vhire va(n) psychologist.
a. experimental
b. developmental
