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cChoosectheconecalternativecthatcbestccompletescthecstatementcorcanswerscthecquestion.
1) Psychologyciscdefinedcascthe
A) intuition-basedcapproachctocstudychumancbehavior.
B) speculativecmethodctocfindcanswerscaboutchumanccognition.
C) studycofcmentalcdisorderscandctheirctreatment.
D) scientificcstudycofcbehaviorcandcmentalcprocesses.
2) Akirachascdeclaredcpsychologycaschiscmajor.cHecwillcbecstudying
A) internalcmedicine.
B) behaviorcandcmentalcprocesses.
C) mentalcdisorderscandctheircdiagnosiscandctreatment.
D) thecdisorderscofctheccentralcnervouscsystem.
3) Acsingle-sentencecdefinitioncofcpsychologycmaycbecmisleadingcbecause
A) itciscverycdifficultctocstudycthecmindcandcbehaviorcscientifically.
B) psychologyciscacnarrower,cmorecspecificcfieldcthancacgeneralcdefinitioncmightcsuggest.
C) psychologistscdisagreeconchowcbroadcpsychologycshouldcreallycbe.
D) thecdisciplinecofcpsychologycreallychascnoccorecorccenter.
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,4) Incorderctocstudycmindcandcbehavior,cpsychologists
A) relyconcthecscientificcmethod.
B) usectheircintuition.
C) relyconcthecstudycofcinternalcmedicine.
D) usecspeculation.
5) Incwhichcofcthecfollowingcscenariosciscacscientificcexplanationcbeingcprovidedctocexplaincacp
henomenon?
A) Whencaskedcifcviolentcvideocgameschavecancimpactconcplayers,cDr.cLeecrepliescthatcth
ereciscsubstantialcempiricalcevidencectocsuggestcacchangecincthecgamers'cbehavior.
B) Whencaskedcifcmoodcinfluencescsocialcbehavior,cDr.cSesslercrepliescthatchecbelievescth
atcitcdoes.
C) Whencaskedcifcaddictionciscacdiseasecorcacchoice,cDr.cSmithcrepliescthatchecknowscm
anycaddictscandchecfeelscthatctheychavecacdisease.
D) Whencaskedcifcheccanctrainchiscmindctocnotcfeelcphysicalcpain,cDr.cFarnworthcrepliescth
atchecfocusesconchiscbreathingcwhenchecfeelscpainctocincreasechisctolerancecforcit.
6) Whichcofcthecfollowingcstatementscaccuratelycdescribescthecdiversecsubfieldscofcp
sychology?
A) Theycallowcpsychologistsctocexplaincdifferentctypescofcbehaviorcusingcthecsamect
echniquescandcexperiments.
B) Thoughctheycarecindividuallycseparatecandcdistinct,ctheycallcsharecaccommoncgoalcofcu
nderstandingcbehavior.
C) TheycalwayscleadctocancMDc(doctorcofcmedicine)cdegree.
D) Theycarecnotcrelatedcatcallcothercthancbeingcconsideredcacpartcofcpsychology.
7) Dr.cAlvarezcisccurrentlycstudyingchowcthecdegenerationcofccertainccomponentscofcnerveccell
scincthecbraincleadsctocLewycbodycdisease.cDr.cAlvarez'scworkciscmostclikelyctocbecacpartcofcthe
subfieldcofcpsychology.
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, A) evolutionary
B) developmental
C) industrial-organizational
D) behavioralcneuroscience
8) Whichcofcthecfollowingciscthecfocuscofcexperimentalcpsychology?
A) exploringcthecrelationshipcbetweencpsycho-logicalcfactorscandcphysicalcailmentscor
disease
B) investigatingcthecrelationshipcbetweencpeoplecandctheircphysicalcenvironment
C) studyingcthecprocessescofcsensing,cperceiving,clearning,candcthinkingcaboutcthecworld
D) analyzingchowcpeoplecgrowcandcchangecfromcthecmomentcofcconceptioncthrough
death
9) Whichcofcthecfollowingcsubfieldscofcpsychologycmatchescwithcitscdescription?
A) Cognitivecpsychologycexaminescthecrelationshipcbetweencthecnervouscsystemcandcb
ehavior.
B) Developmentalcpsychologycexamineschowcpeoplecgrowcandcchangecfromcconceptionct
hroughcdeath.
C) Experimentalcpsychologycexplorescthecrelationshipcbetweencpsycho-
logicalcfactorscandcphysicalcailmentscorcdisease.
D) Clinicalcpsychologycfocusesconcthecconsistencycincpeople'scbehaviorcoverctimecandct
hectraitscthatcdifferentiateconecper-soncfromcanother.
10) WhichcofcthecfollowingcsubfieldscofcpsychologyciscCORRECTLYcmatchedcwithcacsamplecto
pic?
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, A) behavioralcneuroscience:cthecinfluencecofcchroniccstressconcphysicalchealth
B) developmentalcpsychology:ctheceffectivenesscofcdrugctherapycforcobsessive-
ccompulsivecdisorder
C) cognitivecpsychology:cthecinfluencecofcanceventconcpeople'scthinking
D) healthcpsychology:cthecrolecthatcfrustrationcplayscincproducingcaggression
11) Whichcofcthecfollowingcisctruecofccognitivecpsychology?
A) Itcstudiescthecinheritancecofctraitscrelatedctocbehavior.
B) ItcstemscfromcCharlescDarwin'scargumentscinchiscbook,c c OncthecOrigincofcSpecies.
C) Itciscacsubspecialtycofcexperimentalcpsychology.
D) Itcincludescsubfieldscsuchcascdevelopmentalcandcpersonalitycpsychology.
12) psychologycfocusesconchighercmentalcprocesses,cincludingcthinking,cmemory,cr
easoning,cproblemcsolving,cjudging,cdecisioncmaking,candclanguage.
A) Developmental
B) Personality
C) Clinical
D) Cognitive
13) Whyciscthectermcexperimentalcpsychologistcconsideredcsomewhatcmisleading?
A) Psychologistscinceverycsubfieldcusecthecexperimentalcmethod.
B) Thectermciscnoclongercincexistence.
C) Mostcpsychologicalctopicscarecnotcsuitedctocexperimentalcstudy.
D) Experimentalcmethodscareconlycappropriatectocthecstudycofcthecbiologicalcbasescofcb
ehavior.
14) WhichcofcthecfollowingciscTRUEcofcevolutionarycpsychology?
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cChoosectheconecalternativecthatcbestccompletescthecstatementcorcanswerscthecquestion.
1) Psychologyciscdefinedcascthe
A) intuition-basedcapproachctocstudychumancbehavior.
B) speculativecmethodctocfindcanswerscaboutchumanccognition.
C) studycofcmentalcdisorderscandctheirctreatment.
D) scientificcstudycofcbehaviorcandcmentalcprocesses.
2) Akirachascdeclaredcpsychologycaschiscmajor.cHecwillcbecstudying
A) internalcmedicine.
B) behaviorcandcmentalcprocesses.
C) mentalcdisorderscandctheircdiagnosiscandctreatment.
D) thecdisorderscofctheccentralcnervouscsystem.
3) Acsingle-sentencecdefinitioncofcpsychologycmaycbecmisleadingcbecause
A) itciscverycdifficultctocstudycthecmindcandcbehaviorcscientifically.
B) psychologyciscacnarrower,cmorecspecificcfieldcthancacgeneralcdefinitioncmightcsuggest.
C) psychologistscdisagreeconchowcbroadcpsychologycshouldcreallycbe.
D) thecdisciplinecofcpsychologycreallychascnoccorecorccenter.
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,4) Incorderctocstudycmindcandcbehavior,cpsychologists
A) relyconcthecscientificcmethod.
B) usectheircintuition.
C) relyconcthecstudycofcinternalcmedicine.
D) usecspeculation.
5) Incwhichcofcthecfollowingcscenariosciscacscientificcexplanationcbeingcprovidedctocexplaincacp
henomenon?
A) Whencaskedcifcviolentcvideocgameschavecancimpactconcplayers,cDr.cLeecrepliescthatcth
ereciscsubstantialcempiricalcevidencectocsuggestcacchangecincthecgamers'cbehavior.
B) Whencaskedcifcmoodcinfluencescsocialcbehavior,cDr.cSesslercrepliescthatchecbelievescth
atcitcdoes.
C) Whencaskedcifcaddictionciscacdiseasecorcacchoice,cDr.cSmithcrepliescthatchecknowscm
anycaddictscandchecfeelscthatctheychavecacdisease.
D) Whencaskedcifcheccanctrainchiscmindctocnotcfeelcphysicalcpain,cDr.cFarnworthcrepliescth
atchecfocusesconchiscbreathingcwhenchecfeelscpainctocincreasechisctolerancecforcit.
6) Whichcofcthecfollowingcstatementscaccuratelycdescribescthecdiversecsubfieldscofcp
sychology?
A) Theycallowcpsychologistsctocexplaincdifferentctypescofcbehaviorcusingcthecsamect
echniquescandcexperiments.
B) Thoughctheycarecindividuallycseparatecandcdistinct,ctheycallcsharecaccommoncgoalcofcu
nderstandingcbehavior.
C) TheycalwayscleadctocancMDc(doctorcofcmedicine)cdegree.
D) Theycarecnotcrelatedcatcallcothercthancbeingcconsideredcacpartcofcpsychology.
7) Dr.cAlvarezcisccurrentlycstudyingchowcthecdegenerationcofccertainccomponentscofcnerveccell
scincthecbraincleadsctocLewycbodycdisease.cDr.cAlvarez'scworkciscmostclikelyctocbecacpartcofcthe
subfieldcofcpsychology.
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, A) evolutionary
B) developmental
C) industrial-organizational
D) behavioralcneuroscience
8) Whichcofcthecfollowingciscthecfocuscofcexperimentalcpsychology?
A) exploringcthecrelationshipcbetweencpsycho-logicalcfactorscandcphysicalcailmentscor
disease
B) investigatingcthecrelationshipcbetweencpeoplecandctheircphysicalcenvironment
C) studyingcthecprocessescofcsensing,cperceiving,clearning,candcthinkingcaboutcthecworld
D) analyzingchowcpeoplecgrowcandcchangecfromcthecmomentcofcconceptioncthrough
death
9) Whichcofcthecfollowingcsubfieldscofcpsychologycmatchescwithcitscdescription?
A) Cognitivecpsychologycexaminescthecrelationshipcbetweencthecnervouscsystemcandcb
ehavior.
B) Developmentalcpsychologycexamineschowcpeoplecgrowcandcchangecfromcconceptionct
hroughcdeath.
C) Experimentalcpsychologycexplorescthecrelationshipcbetweencpsycho-
logicalcfactorscandcphysicalcailmentscorcdisease.
D) Clinicalcpsychologycfocusesconcthecconsistencycincpeople'scbehaviorcoverctimecandct
hectraitscthatcdifferentiateconecper-soncfromcanother.
10) WhichcofcthecfollowingcsubfieldscofcpsychologyciscCORRECTLYcmatchedcwithcacsamplecto
pic?
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, A) behavioralcneuroscience:cthecinfluencecofcchroniccstressconcphysicalchealth
B) developmentalcpsychology:ctheceffectivenesscofcdrugctherapycforcobsessive-
ccompulsivecdisorder
C) cognitivecpsychology:cthecinfluencecofcanceventconcpeople'scthinking
D) healthcpsychology:cthecrolecthatcfrustrationcplayscincproducingcaggression
11) Whichcofcthecfollowingcisctruecofccognitivecpsychology?
A) Itcstudiescthecinheritancecofctraitscrelatedctocbehavior.
B) ItcstemscfromcCharlescDarwin'scargumentscinchiscbook,c c OncthecOrigincofcSpecies.
C) Itciscacsubspecialtycofcexperimentalcpsychology.
D) Itcincludescsubfieldscsuchcascdevelopmentalcandcpersonalitycpsychology.
12) psychologycfocusesconchighercmentalcprocesses,cincludingcthinking,cmemory,cr
easoning,cproblemcsolving,cjudging,cdecisioncmaking,candclanguage.
A) Developmental
B) Personality
C) Clinical
D) Cognitive
13) Whyciscthectermcexperimentalcpsychologistcconsideredcsomewhatcmisleading?
A) Psychologistscinceverycsubfieldcusecthecexperimentalcmethod.
B) Thectermciscnoclongercincexistence.
C) Mostcpsychologicalctopicscarecnotcsuitedctocexperimentalcstudy.
D) Experimentalcmethodscareconlycappropriatectocthecstudycofcthecbiologicalcbasescofcb
ehavior.
14) WhichcofcthecfollowingciscTRUEcofcevolutionarycpsychology?
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