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Essentials of Understanding Psychology 14th Edition by Robert Feldman
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Chap 01. Introduction to Psychology.
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1) Psychologybisbdefinedbasbthe
A) intuition-basedbapproachbtobstudybhumanbbehavior.
B) speculativebmethodbtobfindbanswersbaboutbhumanbcognition.
C) studybofbmentalbdisordersbandbtheirbtreatment.
D) scientificbstudybofbbehaviorbandbmentalbprocesses.
2) Akirabhasbdeclaredbpsychologybasbhisbmajor.bHebwillbbebstudyingbA)binternalbmedicine.
B) behaviorbandbmentalbprocesses.
C) mentalbdisordersbandbtheirbdiagnosisbandbtreatment.
D) thebdisordersbofbthebcentralbnervousbsystem.
3) Absingle-
sentencebdefinitionbofbpsychologybmaybbebmisleadingbbecausebA)bitbisbverybdifficultbtobstudybthebm
indbandbbehaviorbscientifically.
B) psychologybisbabnarrower,bmorebspecificbfieldbthanbabgeneralbdefinitionbmightbsuggest.
C) psychologistsbdisagreebonbhowbbroadbpsychologybshouldbreallybbe.
D) thebdisciplinebofbpsychologybreallybhasbnobcoreborbcenter.
4) Inborderbtobstudybmindbandbbehavior,bpsychologistsbA)brelybonbthebscientificbmethod.
B) usebtheirbintuition.
C) relybonbthebstudybofbinternalbmedicine.
D) usebspeculation.
5) Inbwhichbofbthebfollowingbscenariosbisbabscientificbexplanationbbeingbprovidedbtobexplainbabpheno
menon?
A) Whenbaskedbifbviolentbvideobgamesbhavebanbimpactbonbplayers,bDr.bLeebrepliesbthatbtherebisbsu
bstantialbempiricalbevidencebtobsuggestbabchangebinbthebgamers'bbehavior.
B) Whenbaskedbifbmoodbinfluencesbsocialbbehavior,bDr.bSesslerbrepliesbthatbhebbelievesbthatbitbdoe
s.
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, C) Whenbaskedbifbaddictionbisbabdiseaseborbabchoice,bDr.bSmithbrepliesbthatbhebknowsbmanybaddict
sbandbhebfeelsbthatbtheybhavebabdisease.
D) Whenbaskedbifbhebcanbtrainbhisbmindbtobnotbfeelbphysicalbpain,bDr.bFarnworthbrepliesbthatbhebfo
cusesbonbhisbbreathingbwhenbhebfeelsbpainbtobincreasebhisbtolerancebforbit.
6) Whichbofbthebfollowingbstatementsbisbtruebofbthebdiversebsubfieldsbofbpsychology?
A) Theyballowbpsychologistsbtobexplainbdifferentbtypesbofbbehaviorbusingbthebsamebtechniquesban
dbexperiments.
B) Thoughbtheybarebindividuallybseparatebandbdistinct,btheyballbsharebabcommonbgoalbofbunderstan
dingbbehavior.
C) TheybalwaysbleadbtobanbMDb(doctorbofbmedicine)bdegree.
D) Theybarebnotbrelatedbatballbotherbthanbbeingbconsideredbabpartbofbpsychology.
7) Dr.bAlvarezbisbcurrentlybstudyingbhowbthebdegenerationbofbcertainbcomponentsbofbnervebcellsbinbth
ebbrainbleadsbtobLewybbodybdisease.bDr.bAlvarez'sbworkbisbmostblikelybtobbebabpartbofbthe________b
subfieldbofbpsychology.
A) evolutionary
B) developmental
C) industrial-organizational
D) behavioralbneuroscience
8) Whichbofbthebfollowingbisbthebfocusbofbexperimentalbpsychology?
A) exploringbthebrelationshipbbetweenbpsycho›logicalbfactorsbandbphysicalbailmentsborbdisease
B) investigatingbthebrelationshipbbetweenbpeoplebandbtheirbphysicalbenvironment
C) studyingbthebprocessesbofbsensing,bperceiving,blearning,bandbthinkingbaboutbthebworld
D) analyzingbhowbpeoplebgrowbandbchangebfrombthebmomentbofbconceptionbthroughbdeath
9) Whichbofbthebfollowingbsubfieldsbofbpsychologybmatchesbwithbitsbdescription?
A) Cognitivebpsychologybexaminesbthebrelationshipbbetweenbthebnervousbsystembandbbehavior.
B) Developmentalbpsychologybexaminesbhowbpeoplebgrowbandbchangebfrombconceptionbthroughb
death.
C) Experimentalbpsychologybexploresbthebrelationshipbbetweenbpsycho›logicalbfactorsbandbphysi
calbailmentsborbdisease.
D) Clinicalbpsychologybfocusesbonbthebconsistencybinbpeople'sbbehaviorboverbtimebandbthebtraitsbt
hatbdifferentiatebonebper›sonbfrombanother.
10) WhichbofbthebfollowingbsubfieldsbofbpsychologybisbCORRECTLYbmatchedbwithbabsamplebtopic?
2b
, A) behavioralbneuroscience:bthebinfluencebofbchronicbstressbonbphysicalbhealth
B) developmentalbpsychology:bthebeffectivenessbofbdrugbtherapybforbobsessivecompulsivebdisord
er
C) cognitivebpsychology:bthebinfluencebofbanbeventbonbpeople'sbthinkingbD)bhealthbpsychology:bth
ebrolebthatbfrustrationbplaysbinbproducingbaggression
11) Whichbofbthebfollowingbisbtruebofbcognitivebpsychology?
A) Itbstudiesbthebinheritancebofbtraitsbrelatedbtobbehavior.
B) ItbstemsbfrombCharlesbDarwin'sbargumentsbinbhisbbook,bOnbthebOriginbofbSpecies.
C) Itbisbabsubspecialtybofbexperimentalbpsychology.
D) Itbincludesbsubfieldsbsuchbasbdevelopmentalbandbpersonalitybpsychology.
12) ________bpsychologybfocusesbonbhigherbmentalbprocesses,bincludingbthinking,bmemory,breasonin
g,bproblembsolving,bjudging,bdecisionbmaking,bandblanguage.
A) Developmental
B) Personality
C) Clinical
D) Cognitive
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13) Whybisbthebtermbexperimentalbpsychologistbconsideredbsomewhatbmisleading?bA)bPsychologistsbi
nbeverybsubfieldbusebthebexperimentalbmethod.
B) Thebtermbisbnoblongerbinbexistence.
C) Mostbpsychologicalbtopicsbarebnotbsuitedbtobexperimentalbstudy.
D) Experimentalbmethodsbarebonlybappropriatebtobthebstudybofbthebbiologicalbbasesbofbbehav
ior.
14) Whichbofbthebfollowingbisbtruebofbevolutionarybpsychology?
A) Itbhasbalreadybledbtobpromisingbnewbtreatmentsbforbpsychologicalbdisorders.
B) Itbconsidersbhowbbehaviorbisbinfluencedbbybourbgeneticbinheritancebfrombourbancestors.
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, C) Itbsuggestsbthatbsignificantbbehaviorsbcannotbbebunfoldedbautomaticallybasbtheybarebwiredbintobt
hebhumanbspecies.
D) Itbisbonebofbthebsubspecialtiesbofbexperimentalbpsychology.
15) Whichbofbthebfollowingbbranchesbofbpsychologybfocusesbonbthebconsistencybinbpeople'sbbehaviorbo
verbtimebandbthebtraitsbthatbdifferentiatebonebpersonbfrombanother?
A) clinicalbpsychology
B) personalitybpsychology
C) cognitivebpsychology
D) evolutionarybpsychology
16) Dr.bChenbstudiesbhowbpeoplebgrowbandbchangebduringblatebadolescencebandbyoungbadulthood.bDr.b
Dohertybfocusesbonbseveralbtraitsbthatbdistinguishbonebpersonbfrombanother.bDr.bChenbisba(bn)____
____;bDr.bDohertybisba(n)________.
A) experimentalbpsychologist;bcognitivebpsychologist
B) healthbpsychologist;bclinicalbpsychologist
C) developmentalbpsychologist;bpersonalitybpsychologist
D) clinicalbpsychologist;bcounselingbpsychologist
17) Dr.bEbrahimbisbinvolvedbinbabstudybthatbtracksbthebchangesbinbpeerbrelationshipsbamongbadolescent
sbbetweenbthebagesb13bandb17.bDr.bEbrahimbisba(n)________bpsychologist.
A) cognitive
B) evolutionary
C) educational
D) developmental
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Essentials of Understanding Psychology 14th Edition by Robert Feldman
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Chap 01. Introduction to Psychology.
b b b b
1) Psychologybisbdefinedbasbthe
A) intuition-basedbapproachbtobstudybhumanbbehavior.
B) speculativebmethodbtobfindbanswersbaboutbhumanbcognition.
C) studybofbmentalbdisordersbandbtheirbtreatment.
D) scientificbstudybofbbehaviorbandbmentalbprocesses.
2) Akirabhasbdeclaredbpsychologybasbhisbmajor.bHebwillbbebstudyingbA)binternalbmedicine.
B) behaviorbandbmentalbprocesses.
C) mentalbdisordersbandbtheirbdiagnosisbandbtreatment.
D) thebdisordersbofbthebcentralbnervousbsystem.
3) Absingle-
sentencebdefinitionbofbpsychologybmaybbebmisleadingbbecausebA)bitbisbverybdifficultbtobstudybthebm
indbandbbehaviorbscientifically.
B) psychologybisbabnarrower,bmorebspecificbfieldbthanbabgeneralbdefinitionbmightbsuggest.
C) psychologistsbdisagreebonbhowbbroadbpsychologybshouldbreallybbe.
D) thebdisciplinebofbpsychologybreallybhasbnobcoreborbcenter.
4) Inborderbtobstudybmindbandbbehavior,bpsychologistsbA)brelybonbthebscientificbmethod.
B) usebtheirbintuition.
C) relybonbthebstudybofbinternalbmedicine.
D) usebspeculation.
5) Inbwhichbofbthebfollowingbscenariosbisbabscientificbexplanationbbeingbprovidedbtobexplainbabpheno
menon?
A) Whenbaskedbifbviolentbvideobgamesbhavebanbimpactbonbplayers,bDr.bLeebrepliesbthatbtherebisbsu
bstantialbempiricalbevidencebtobsuggestbabchangebinbthebgamers'bbehavior.
B) Whenbaskedbifbmoodbinfluencesbsocialbbehavior,bDr.bSesslerbrepliesbthatbhebbelievesbthatbitbdoe
s.
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, C) Whenbaskedbifbaddictionbisbabdiseaseborbabchoice,bDr.bSmithbrepliesbthatbhebknowsbmanybaddict
sbandbhebfeelsbthatbtheybhavebabdisease.
D) Whenbaskedbifbhebcanbtrainbhisbmindbtobnotbfeelbphysicalbpain,bDr.bFarnworthbrepliesbthatbhebfo
cusesbonbhisbbreathingbwhenbhebfeelsbpainbtobincreasebhisbtolerancebforbit.
6) Whichbofbthebfollowingbstatementsbisbtruebofbthebdiversebsubfieldsbofbpsychology?
A) Theyballowbpsychologistsbtobexplainbdifferentbtypesbofbbehaviorbusingbthebsamebtechniquesban
dbexperiments.
B) Thoughbtheybarebindividuallybseparatebandbdistinct,btheyballbsharebabcommonbgoalbofbunderstan
dingbbehavior.
C) TheybalwaysbleadbtobanbMDb(doctorbofbmedicine)bdegree.
D) Theybarebnotbrelatedbatballbotherbthanbbeingbconsideredbabpartbofbpsychology.
7) Dr.bAlvarezbisbcurrentlybstudyingbhowbthebdegenerationbofbcertainbcomponentsbofbnervebcellsbinbth
ebbrainbleadsbtobLewybbodybdisease.bDr.bAlvarez'sbworkbisbmostblikelybtobbebabpartbofbthe________b
subfieldbofbpsychology.
A) evolutionary
B) developmental
C) industrial-organizational
D) behavioralbneuroscience
8) Whichbofbthebfollowingbisbthebfocusbofbexperimentalbpsychology?
A) exploringbthebrelationshipbbetweenbpsycho›logicalbfactorsbandbphysicalbailmentsborbdisease
B) investigatingbthebrelationshipbbetweenbpeoplebandbtheirbphysicalbenvironment
C) studyingbthebprocessesbofbsensing,bperceiving,blearning,bandbthinkingbaboutbthebworld
D) analyzingbhowbpeoplebgrowbandbchangebfrombthebmomentbofbconceptionbthroughbdeath
9) Whichbofbthebfollowingbsubfieldsbofbpsychologybmatchesbwithbitsbdescription?
A) Cognitivebpsychologybexaminesbthebrelationshipbbetweenbthebnervousbsystembandbbehavior.
B) Developmentalbpsychologybexaminesbhowbpeoplebgrowbandbchangebfrombconceptionbthroughb
death.
C) Experimentalbpsychologybexploresbthebrelationshipbbetweenbpsycho›logicalbfactorsbandbphysi
calbailmentsborbdisease.
D) Clinicalbpsychologybfocusesbonbthebconsistencybinbpeople'sbbehaviorboverbtimebandbthebtraitsbt
hatbdifferentiatebonebper›sonbfrombanother.
10) WhichbofbthebfollowingbsubfieldsbofbpsychologybisbCORRECTLYbmatchedbwithbabsamplebtopic?
2b
, A) behavioralbneuroscience:bthebinfluencebofbchronicbstressbonbphysicalbhealth
B) developmentalbpsychology:bthebeffectivenessbofbdrugbtherapybforbobsessivecompulsivebdisord
er
C) cognitivebpsychology:bthebinfluencebofbanbeventbonbpeople'sbthinkingbD)bhealthbpsychology:bth
ebrolebthatbfrustrationbplaysbinbproducingbaggression
11) Whichbofbthebfollowingbisbtruebofbcognitivebpsychology?
A) Itbstudiesbthebinheritancebofbtraitsbrelatedbtobbehavior.
B) ItbstemsbfrombCharlesbDarwin'sbargumentsbinbhisbbook,bOnbthebOriginbofbSpecies.
C) Itbisbabsubspecialtybofbexperimentalbpsychology.
D) Itbincludesbsubfieldsbsuchbasbdevelopmentalbandbpersonalitybpsychology.
12) ________bpsychologybfocusesbonbhigherbmentalbprocesses,bincludingbthinking,bmemory,breasonin
g,bproblembsolving,bjudging,bdecisionbmaking,bandblanguage.
A) Developmental
B) Personality
C) Clinical
D) Cognitive
b
13) Whybisbthebtermbexperimentalbpsychologistbconsideredbsomewhatbmisleading?bA)bPsychologistsbi
nbeverybsubfieldbusebthebexperimentalbmethod.
B) Thebtermbisbnoblongerbinbexistence.
C) Mostbpsychologicalbtopicsbarebnotbsuitedbtobexperimentalbstudy.
D) Experimentalbmethodsbarebonlybappropriatebtobthebstudybofbthebbiologicalbbasesbofbbehav
ior.
14) Whichbofbthebfollowingbisbtruebofbevolutionarybpsychology?
A) Itbhasbalreadybledbtobpromisingbnewbtreatmentsbforbpsychologicalbdisorders.
B) Itbconsidersbhowbbehaviorbisbinfluencedbbybourbgeneticbinheritancebfrombourbancestors.
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, C) Itbsuggestsbthatbsignificantbbehaviorsbcannotbbebunfoldedbautomaticallybasbtheybarebwiredbintobt
hebhumanbspecies.
D) Itbisbonebofbthebsubspecialtiesbofbexperimentalbpsychology.
15) Whichbofbthebfollowingbbranchesbofbpsychologybfocusesbonbthebconsistencybinbpeople'sbbehaviorbo
verbtimebandbthebtraitsbthatbdifferentiatebonebpersonbfrombanother?
A) clinicalbpsychology
B) personalitybpsychology
C) cognitivebpsychology
D) evolutionarybpsychology
16) Dr.bChenbstudiesbhowbpeoplebgrowbandbchangebduringblatebadolescencebandbyoungbadulthood.bDr.b
Dohertybfocusesbonbseveralbtraitsbthatbdistinguishbonebpersonbfrombanother.bDr.bChenbisba(bn)____
____;bDr.bDohertybisba(n)________.
A) experimentalbpsychologist;bcognitivebpsychologist
B) healthbpsychologist;bclinicalbpsychologist
C) developmentalbpsychologist;bpersonalitybpsychologist
D) clinicalbpsychologist;bcounselingbpsychologist
17) Dr.bEbrahimbisbinvolvedbinbabstudybthatbtracksbthebchangesbinbpeerbrelationshipsbamongbadolescent
sbbetweenbthebagesb13bandb17.bDr.bEbrahimbisba(n)________bpsychologist.
A) cognitive
B) evolutionary
C) educational
D) developmental
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