Inclusive of Chapters 1-15
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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 ndisorders nand ntheir ntreat-
nments
C. feelings nand nother nsubjective nstates
D. the nmind, nthe nbrain, nand nbehavior
ANS: n D DIF: Easy REF: n 1.1 nWhat nIs nPsychological
nScience? nOBJ: n 1.1A NAT: nAPA nGoal n1, nKnowledge nBase nin nPsychology
MSC: nUnderstanding
7. For nmuch nof nits nhistory, npsychologists nfocused nmostly non:
A. the nbrain. C. behaviors.
B. disorders. D. the nmind.
ANS: n C DIF: Moderate REF: n 1.1 nWhat nIs nPsychological
nScience? nOBJ: n 1.1A NAT: nAPA nGoal n1, nKnowledge nBase nin nPsychology
MSC: nRemembering
, 8. Which nof nthe nfollowing nis nan nexample nof na npsychologist nwho nis nstudying
nthe nmind?
A. Dr. nChu, nwho nstudies nhow nweather
ninfluences nchildren‘s nactions non
nthe nplayground
B. Dr. nWell, nwho nstudies nneural nactivity
nduring nsleep ncycles nof nelderly nadults
C. Dr. nMann, nwho nstudies nthe naccuracy
nof ntraumatic nmemories nover ntime
D. Dr. nEast, nwho nstudies nthe nfacial nex-
npressions nof nrelationship npartners
nduring na nfight
ANS: n C DIF: Difficult REF: n 1.1 nWhat nIs nPsychological
nScience? nOBJ: n1.1A
NAT: nAPA nGoal n1, nKnowledge nBase nin nPsychology n| nAPA nGoal n5, nProfessional
nDevelopment
MSC: nApplying
9. Which nof nthe nfollowing nis nan nexample nof na npsychologist nwho nis nstudying
nthe nbrain?
A. Dr. nFields, nwho nstudies nthe npurchas-
ning nhabits nof nimpulsive nindividuals
B. Dr. nJoe, nwho nstudies nhow nneural nac-
ntivity nchanges nas nnewborn nbabies
ndevelop
C. Dr. nPerez, nwho nstudies nhow nour nfeel-
nings ncan ninfluence nour nthought npro-
ncesses
D. Dr. nLadd, nwho nstudies nthe ntraining
nactivities nof nprofessional nathletes
ANS: n B DIF: Moderate REF: n 1.1 nWhat nIs nPsychological
nScience? nOBJ: n1.1A
NAT: nAPA nGoal n1, nKnowledge nBase nin nPsychology n| nAPA nGoal n5, nProfessional
nDevelopment
MSC: nApplying
10. Which nof nthe nfollowing nis nan nexample nof na npsychologist nwho nis nstudying
nbehav- nior?
A. Dr. nWick, nwho nstudies nhow ncertain
nsmells ncan ntrigger ncertain n feelings
B. Dr. nWoods, nwho nstudies npatterns nof
nneural nactivity nrelated nto ndrug nuse
C. Dr. nPaul, nwho nstudies nthe nthought
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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 ndisorders nand ntheir ntreat-
nments
C. feelings nand nother nsubjective nstates
D. the nmind, nthe nbrain, nand nbehavior
ANS: n D DIF: Easy REF: n 1.1 nWhat nIs nPsychological
nScience? nOBJ: n 1.1A NAT: nAPA nGoal n1, nKnowledge nBase nin nPsychology
MSC: nUnderstanding
7. For nmuch nof nits nhistory, npsychologists nfocused nmostly non:
A. the nbrain. C. behaviors.
B. disorders. D. the nmind.
ANS: n C DIF: Moderate REF: n 1.1 nWhat nIs nPsychological
nScience? nOBJ: n 1.1A NAT: nAPA nGoal n1, nKnowledge nBase nin nPsychology
MSC: nRemembering
, 8. Which nof nthe nfollowing nis nan nexample nof na npsychologist nwho nis nstudying
nthe nmind?
A. Dr. nChu, nwho nstudies nhow nweather
ninfluences nchildren‘s nactions non
nthe nplayground
B. Dr. nWell, nwho nstudies nneural nactivity
nduring nsleep ncycles nof nelderly nadults
C. Dr. nMann, nwho nstudies nthe naccuracy
nof ntraumatic nmemories nover ntime
D. Dr. nEast, nwho nstudies nthe nfacial nex-
npressions nof nrelationship npartners
nduring na nfight
ANS: n C DIF: Difficult REF: n 1.1 nWhat nIs nPsychological
nScience? nOBJ: n1.1A
NAT: nAPA nGoal n1, nKnowledge nBase nin nPsychology n| nAPA nGoal n5, nProfessional
nDevelopment
MSC: nApplying
9. Which nof nthe nfollowing nis nan nexample nof na npsychologist nwho nis nstudying
nthe nbrain?
A. Dr. nFields, nwho nstudies nthe npurchas-
ning nhabits nof nimpulsive nindividuals
B. Dr. nJoe, nwho nstudies nhow nneural nac-
ntivity nchanges nas nnewborn nbabies
ndevelop
C. Dr. nPerez, nwho nstudies nhow nour nfeel-
nings ncan ninfluence nour nthought npro-
ncesses
D. Dr. nLadd, nwho nstudies nthe ntraining
nactivities nof nprofessional nathletes
ANS: n B DIF: Moderate REF: n 1.1 nWhat nIs nPsychological
nScience? nOBJ: n1.1A
NAT: nAPA nGoal n1, nKnowledge nBase nin nPsychology n| nAPA nGoal n5, nProfessional
nDevelopment
MSC: nApplying
10. Which nof nthe nfollowing nis nan nexample nof na npsychologist nwho nis nstudying
nbehav- nior?
A. Dr. nWick, nwho nstudies nhow ncertain
nsmells ncan ntrigger ncertain n feelings
B. Dr. nWoods, nwho nstudies npatterns nof
nneural nactivity nrelated nto ndrug nuse
C. Dr. nPaul, nwho nstudies nthe nthought
