TEST BANK
,CHAPTER 01: The Science of Psychology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is the best definition of psychological science?
A. the study of the brain and its func-
tion
B. the study of the mind, the brain,
and thought processes
C. the study of the mind, the brain,
and behavior
D. the study of the mind, the psyche,
and behavior
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science?
OBJ: 1.1A NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
MSC: Remembering
2. Psychological science is the study of:
A. the mind. C. behavior.
B. the brain. D. all of the above.
ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science?
OBJ: 1.1A NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
MSC: Remembering
3. Trying to understand the relationship between the actions of neurons and a
thought is an example of the connection between:
A. the brain and the C. genes and the
mind. mind.
B. nature and nur- D. the brain and
ture. emotion.
ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science?
OBJ: 1.1A NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
MSC: Applying
4. Based on your textbook‘s definition of psychology, which statement best re-
flects the relationship between the mind and the brain?
A. The brain is the same thing as the
mind.
, B. The brain influences the mind.
C. The brain is unrelated to the mind.
D. The brain reflects the mind.
ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science?
OBJ: 1.1A NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
MSC: Applying
5. Barry and Candace are disagreeing. Barry states that psychology is the study
of the mind. Candace believes that psychology is the science of behavior.
Given your knowledge of psychology, how would you resolve this argument?
A. Barry is correct. Psychology only
studies the mind.
B. Candace is correct. Psychology only
studies behavior.
C. Both are correct. Psychology studies
both the mind and behavior.
D. Both are incorrect. Psychology only
studies emotions.
ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science?
OBJ: 1.1A NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
MSC: Understanding
6. Allanah is a psychology major. Which of the following best describes what Al-
lanah will learn about?
A. the structure and function of the
brain
B. mental disorders and their treat-
ments
C. feelings and other subjective states
D. the mind, the brain, and behavior
ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science?
OBJ: 1.1A NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
MSC: Understanding
7. For much of its history, psychologists focused mostly on:
A. the brain. C. behaviors.
B. disorders. D. the mind.
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science?
OBJ: 1.1A NAT: APA Goal i1, iKnowledge iBase iin iPsychology
MSC: iRemembering
, 8. Which iof ithe ifollowing iis ian iexample iof ia ipsychologist iwho iis istudying
ithe imind?
A. Dr. iChu, iwho istudies ihow
iweather iinfluences ichildren‘s
iactions ion ithe iplayground
B. Dr. iWell, iwho istudies ineural iactivity
iduring isleep icycles iof ielderly iadults
C. Dr. iMann, iwho istudies ithe
iaccuracy iof itraumatic imemories
iover itime
D. Dr. iEast, iwho istudies ithe ifacial iex-
ipressions iof irelationship ipartners
iduring ia ifight
ANS: i C DIF: Difficult REF: i1.1 iWhat iIs iPsychological
iScience? iOBJ: i1.1A
NAT: iAPA iGoal i1, iKnowledge iBase iin iPsychology i| iAPA iGoal i5, iProfessional
iDevelopment
MSC: iApplying
9. Which iof ithe ifollowing iis ian iexample iof ia ipsychologist iwho iis istudying
ithe ibrain?
A. Dr. iFields, iwho istudies ithe ipurchas-
iing ihabits iof iimpulsive iindividuals
B. Dr. iJoe, iwho istudies ihow ineural
iac- itivity ichanges ias inewborn
ibabies idevelop
C. Dr. iPerez, iwho istudies ihow iour ifeel-
iings ican iinfluence iour ithought ipro-
icesses
D. Dr. iLadd, iwho istudies ithe itraining
iactivities iof iprofessional iathletes
ANS: i B DIF: Moderate REF: i1.1 iWhat iIs iPsychological
iScience? iOBJ: i1.1A
NAT: iAPA iGoal i1, iKnowledge iBase iin iPsychology i| iAPA iGoal i5, iProfessional
iDevelopment
MSC: iApplying
10. Which iof ithe ifollowing iis ian iexample iof ia ipsychologist iwho iis istudying
ibehav- iior?
A. Dr. iWick, iwho istudies ihow icertain
ismells ican itrigger icertain ifeelings
B. Dr. iWoods, iwho istudies ipatterns iof
ineural iactivity irelated ito idrug
iuse
C. Dr. iPaul, iwho istudies ithe ithought
,CHAPTER 01: The Science of Psychology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is the best definition of psychological science?
A. the study of the brain and its func-
tion
B. the study of the mind, the brain,
and thought processes
C. the study of the mind, the brain,
and behavior
D. the study of the mind, the psyche,
and behavior
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science?
OBJ: 1.1A NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
MSC: Remembering
2. Psychological science is the study of:
A. the mind. C. behavior.
B. the brain. D. all of the above.
ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science?
OBJ: 1.1A NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
MSC: Remembering
3. Trying to understand the relationship between the actions of neurons and a
thought is an example of the connection between:
A. the brain and the C. genes and the
mind. mind.
B. nature and nur- D. the brain and
ture. emotion.
ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science?
OBJ: 1.1A NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
MSC: Applying
4. Based on your textbook‘s definition of psychology, which statement best re-
flects the relationship between the mind and the brain?
A. The brain is the same thing as the
mind.
, B. The brain influences the mind.
C. The brain is unrelated to the mind.
D. The brain reflects the mind.
ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science?
OBJ: 1.1A NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
MSC: Applying
5. Barry and Candace are disagreeing. Barry states that psychology is the study
of the mind. Candace believes that psychology is the science of behavior.
Given your knowledge of psychology, how would you resolve this argument?
A. Barry is correct. Psychology only
studies the mind.
B. Candace is correct. Psychology only
studies behavior.
C. Both are correct. Psychology studies
both the mind and behavior.
D. Both are incorrect. Psychology only
studies emotions.
ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science?
OBJ: 1.1A NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
MSC: Understanding
6. Allanah is a psychology major. Which of the following best describes what Al-
lanah will learn about?
A. the structure and function of the
brain
B. mental disorders and their treat-
ments
C. feelings and other subjective states
D. the mind, the brain, and behavior
ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science?
OBJ: 1.1A NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
MSC: Understanding
7. For much of its history, psychologists focused mostly on:
A. the brain. C. behaviors.
B. disorders. D. the mind.
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science?
OBJ: 1.1A NAT: APA Goal i1, iKnowledge iBase iin iPsychology
MSC: iRemembering
, 8. Which iof ithe ifollowing iis ian iexample iof ia ipsychologist iwho iis istudying
ithe imind?
A. Dr. iChu, iwho istudies ihow
iweather iinfluences ichildren‘s
iactions ion ithe iplayground
B. Dr. iWell, iwho istudies ineural iactivity
iduring isleep icycles iof ielderly iadults
C. Dr. iMann, iwho istudies ithe
iaccuracy iof itraumatic imemories
iover itime
D. Dr. iEast, iwho istudies ithe ifacial iex-
ipressions iof irelationship ipartners
iduring ia ifight
ANS: i C DIF: Difficult REF: i1.1 iWhat iIs iPsychological
iScience? iOBJ: i1.1A
NAT: iAPA iGoal i1, iKnowledge iBase iin iPsychology i| iAPA iGoal i5, iProfessional
iDevelopment
MSC: iApplying
9. Which iof ithe ifollowing iis ian iexample iof ia ipsychologist iwho iis istudying
ithe ibrain?
A. Dr. iFields, iwho istudies ithe ipurchas-
iing ihabits iof iimpulsive iindividuals
B. Dr. iJoe, iwho istudies ihow ineural
iac- itivity ichanges ias inewborn
ibabies idevelop
C. Dr. iPerez, iwho istudies ihow iour ifeel-
iings ican iinfluence iour ithought ipro-
icesses
D. Dr. iLadd, iwho istudies ithe itraining
iactivities iof iprofessional iathletes
ANS: i B DIF: Moderate REF: i1.1 iWhat iIs iPsychological
iScience? iOBJ: i1.1A
NAT: iAPA iGoal i1, iKnowledge iBase iin iPsychology i| iAPA iGoal i5, iProfessional
iDevelopment
MSC: iApplying
10. Which iof ithe ifollowing iis ian iexample iof ia ipsychologist iwho iis istudying
ibehav- iior?
A. Dr. iWick, iwho istudies ihow icertain
ismells ican itrigger icertain ifeelings
B. Dr. iWoods, iwho istudies ipatterns iof
ineural iactivity irelated ito idrug
iuse
C. Dr. iPaul, iwho istudies ithe ithought
