TEST BANK
,Understanding Psychology, 15th Edition Feldman
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 iwhich iof ithe ifollowing iscenarios iis ia iscientific iexplanation ibeing iprovided ito
iexplain ia iphenomenon?
A) When iasked iif iviolent ivideo igames ihave ian iimpact ion iplayers, iDr. iLee ireplies
ithat ithere iis isubstantial iempirical ievidence ito isuggest ia ichange iin ithe igamers' ibehavior.
B) When iasked iif imood iinfluences isocial ibehavior, iDr. iSessler ireplies ithat ihe
ibelieves ithat iit idoes.
C) When iasked iif iaddiction iis ia idisease ior ia ichoice, iDr. iSmith ireplies ithat ihe
iknows imany iaddicts iand ihe ifeels ithat ithey ihave ia idisease.
D) When iasked iif ihe ican itrain ihis imind ito inot ifeel iphysical ipain, iDr. iFarnworth
ireplies ithat ihe ifocuses ion ihis ibreathing iwhen ihe ifeels ipain ito iincrease ihis itolerance ifor iit.
6) Which iof ithe ifollowing istatements iaccurately idescribes ithe idiverse isubfields
iof ipsychology?
A) They iallow ipsychologists ito iexplain idifferent itypes iof ibehavior iusing ithe
isame itechniques iand iexperiments.
B) Though ithey iare iindividually iseparate iand idistinct, ithey iall ishare ia icommon igoal
iof iunderstanding ibehavior.
C) They ialways ilead ito ian iMD i(doctor iof imedicine) idegree.
D) They iare inot irelated iat iall iother ithan ibeing iconsidered ia ipart iof ipsychology.
7) Dr. iAlvarez iis icurrently istudying ihow ithe idegeneration iof icertain icomponents iof
inerve icells iin ithe ibrain ileads ito iLewy ibody idisease. iDr. iAlvarez's iwork iis imost ilikely ito ibe ia
ipart iof ithe
subfield iof ipsychology.
, A) evolutionary
B) developmental
C) industrial-organizational
D) behavioral ineuroscience
8) Which iof ithe ifollowing iis ithe ifocus iof iexperimental ipsychology?
A) exploring ithe irelationship ibetween ipsycho•logical ifactors iand iphysical iailments ior
disease
B) investigating ithe irelationship ibetween ipeople iand itheir iphysical ienvironment
C) studying ithe iprocesses iof isensing, iperceiving, ilearning, iand ithinking iabout ithe iworld
D) analyzing ihow ipeople igrow iand ichange ifrom ithe imoment iof iconception ithrough
death
9) Which iof ithe ifollowing isubfields iof ipsychology imatches iwith iits idescription?
A) Cognitive ipsychology iexamines ithe irelationship ibetween ithe inervous isystem
iand ibehavior.
B) Developmental ipsychology iexamines ihow ipeople igrow iand ichange ifrom
iconception ithrough ideath.
C) Experimental ipsychology iexplores ithe irelationship ibetween ipsycho•logical
ifactors iand iphysical iailments ior idisease.
D) Clinical ipsychology ifocuses ion ithe iconsistency iin ipeople's ibehavior iover itime
iand ithe itraits ithat idifferentiate ione iper•son ifrom ianother.
10) Which iof ithe ifollowing isubfields iof ipsychology iis iCORRECTLY imatched iwith ia
isample itopic?
,Understanding Psychology, 15th Edition Feldman
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 iwhich iof ithe ifollowing iscenarios iis ia iscientific iexplanation ibeing iprovided ito
iexplain ia iphenomenon?
A) When iasked iif iviolent ivideo igames ihave ian iimpact ion iplayers, iDr. iLee ireplies
ithat ithere iis isubstantial iempirical ievidence ito isuggest ia ichange iin ithe igamers' ibehavior.
B) When iasked iif imood iinfluences isocial ibehavior, iDr. iSessler ireplies ithat ihe
ibelieves ithat iit idoes.
C) When iasked iif iaddiction iis ia idisease ior ia ichoice, iDr. iSmith ireplies ithat ihe
iknows imany iaddicts iand ihe ifeels ithat ithey ihave ia idisease.
D) When iasked iif ihe ican itrain ihis imind ito inot ifeel iphysical ipain, iDr. iFarnworth
ireplies ithat ihe ifocuses ion ihis ibreathing iwhen ihe ifeels ipain ito iincrease ihis itolerance ifor iit.
6) Which iof ithe ifollowing istatements iaccurately idescribes ithe idiverse isubfields
iof ipsychology?
A) They iallow ipsychologists ito iexplain idifferent itypes iof ibehavior iusing ithe
isame itechniques iand iexperiments.
B) Though ithey iare iindividually iseparate iand idistinct, ithey iall ishare ia icommon igoal
iof iunderstanding ibehavior.
C) They ialways ilead ito ian iMD i(doctor iof imedicine) idegree.
D) They iare inot irelated iat iall iother ithan ibeing iconsidered ia ipart iof ipsychology.
7) Dr. iAlvarez iis icurrently istudying ihow ithe idegeneration iof icertain icomponents iof
inerve icells iin ithe ibrain ileads ito iLewy ibody idisease. iDr. iAlvarez's iwork iis imost ilikely ito ibe ia
ipart iof ithe
subfield iof ipsychology.
, A) evolutionary
B) developmental
C) industrial-organizational
D) behavioral ineuroscience
8) Which iof ithe ifollowing iis ithe ifocus iof iexperimental ipsychology?
A) exploring ithe irelationship ibetween ipsycho•logical ifactors iand iphysical iailments ior
disease
B) investigating ithe irelationship ibetween ipeople iand itheir iphysical ienvironment
C) studying ithe iprocesses iof isensing, iperceiving, ilearning, iand ithinking iabout ithe iworld
D) analyzing ihow ipeople igrow iand ichange ifrom ithe imoment iof iconception ithrough
death
9) Which iof ithe ifollowing isubfields iof ipsychology imatches iwith iits idescription?
A) Cognitive ipsychology iexamines ithe irelationship ibetween ithe inervous isystem
iand ibehavior.
B) Developmental ipsychology iexamines ihow ipeople igrow iand ichange ifrom
iconception ithrough ideath.
C) Experimental ipsychology iexplores ithe irelationship ibetween ipsycho•logical
ifactors iand iphysical iailments ior idisease.
D) Clinical ipsychology ifocuses ion ithe iconsistency iin ipeople's ibehavior iover itime
iand ithe itraits ithat idifferentiate ione iper•son ifrom ianother.
10) Which iof ithe ifollowing isubfields iof ipsychology iis iCORRECTLY imatched iwith ia
isample itopic?
