TEST BANK FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 5TH EDITION, MICHAEL GAZZANIGA,
DIANE HALPERN, ISBN: 978-0-393-93749-7, ISBN-10: 0393937496, ISBN-13: 9780393937497
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology
Chapter 2: Research Methodology
Chapter 3: Biology and Behavior
Chapter 4: Consciousness
Chapter 5: Sensation and Perception
Chapter 6: Learning
Chapter 7: Attention and Memory
Chapter 8: Language, Thinking, and Intelligence
Chapter 9: Human Development
Chapter 10: Emotion and Motivation
Chapter 11: Health and Well-Being
Chapter 12: Social Psychology
Chapter 13: Personality
Chapter 14: Psychological Disorders
Chapter 15: Treatment of Psychological Disorders
, CHAPTER 01: The Science of Psychology 6. Allanah is a psychology major. Which of the following best describes what Allanah will learn about?
A. the structure and function of the brain
B. mental disorders and their treatments
MULTIPLE CHOICE C. feelings and other subjective states
D. the mind, the brain, and behavior
1. Which of the following is the best definition of psychological science? ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science?
A. the study of the brain and its function OBJ: 1.1A NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
B. the study of the mind, the brain, and thought processes MSC: Understanding
C. the study of the mind, the brain, and behavior
D. the study of the mind, the psyche, and behavior 7. For much of its history, psychologists focused mostly on:
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science? A. the brain. C. behaviors.
OBJ: 1.1A NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology B. disorders. D. the mind.
MSC: Remembering ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science?
OBJ: 1.1A NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
2. Psychological science is the study of: MSC: Remembering
A. the mind. C. behavior.
B. the brain. D. all of the above. 8. Which of the following is an example of a psychologist who is studying the mind?
ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science? A. Dr. Chu, who studies how weather influences children’s actions on the playground
OBJ: 1.1A NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology B. Dr. Well, who studies neural activity during sleep cycles of elderly adults
MSC: Remembering C. Dr. Mann, who studies the accuracy of traumatic memories over time
D. Dr. East, who studies the facial expressions of relationship partners during a fight
3. Trying to understand the relationship between the actions of neurons and a thought is an example of ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science?
the connection between: OBJ: 1.1A
A. the brain and the mind. C. genes and the mind. NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 5, Professional Development
B. nature and nurture. D. the brain and emotion. MSC: Applying
ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science?
OBJ: 1.1A NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology 9. Which of the following is an example of a psychologist who is studying the brain?
MSC: Applying A. Dr. Fields, who studies the purchasing habits of impulsive individuals
B. Dr. Joe, who studies how neural activity changes as newborn babies develop
4. Based on your textbook’s definition of psychology, which statement best reflects the relationship C. Dr. Perez, who studies how our feelings can influence our thought processes
between the mind and the brain? D. Dr. Ladd, who studies the training activities of professional athletes
A. The brain is the same thing as the mind. ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science?
B. The brain influences the mind. OBJ: 1.1A
C. The brain is unrelated to the mind. NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 5, Professional Development
D. The brain reflects the mind. MSC: Applying
ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science?
OBJ: 1.1A NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology 10. Which of the following is an example of a psychologist who is studying behavior?
MSC: Applying A. Dr. Wick, who studies how certain smells can trigger certain feelings
B. Dr. Woods, who studies patterns of neural activity related to drug use
5. Barry and Candace are disagreeing. Barry states that psychology is the study of the mind. Candace C. Dr. Paul, who studies the thought processes involved in decision making
believes that psychology is the science of behavior. Given your knowledge of psychology, how would D. Dr. Hull, who studies the facial expressions of relationship partners during a fight
you resolve this argument? ANS: D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science?
A. Barry is correct. Psychology only studies the mind. OBJ: 1.1A
B. Candace is correct. Psychology only studies behavior. NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 5, Professional Development
C. Both are correct. Psychology studies both the mind and behavior. MSC: Applying
D. Both are incorrect. Psychology only studies emotions.
ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science? 11. According to your text, amiable skepticism is an important element in a type of reasoning called:
OBJ: 1.1A NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology A. scholarly inquiry. C. analytic argumentation.
MSC: Understanding B. nay-sayerism. D. critical thinking.
ANS: D DIF: Easy