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,Understanding Psychology, 15th Edition Feldman
n n n n
Chapter n1-17 nAnswers nare nat nthe nend nof nEach nchapter
Chapter 1 n
MULTIPLE nCHOICE n- nChoose nthe none nalternative nthat nbest ncompletes nthe
nstatement nor nanswers nthe nquestion.
1) Psychology nis ndefined nas nthe
A) intuition-based napproach nto nstudy nhuman nbehavior.
B) speculative nmethod nto nfind nanswers nabout nhuman ncognition.
C) study nof nmental ndisorders nand ntheir ntreatment.
D) scientific nstudy nof nbehavior nand nmental nprocesses.
2) Akira nhas ndeclared npsychology nas nhis nmajor. nHe nwill nbe nstudying
A) internal nmedicine.
B) behavior nand nmental nprocesses.
C) mental ndisorders nand ntheir ndiagnosis nand ntreatment.
D) the ndisorders nof nthe ncentral nnervous nsystem.
3) A nsingle-sentence ndefinition nof npsychology nmay nbe nmisleading nbecause
A) it nis nvery ndifficult nto nstudy nthe nmind nand nbehavior nscientifically.
B) psychology nis na nnarrower, nmore nspecific nfield nthan na ngeneral ndefinition nmight
nsuggest.
C) psychologists ndisagree non nhow nbroad npsychology nshould nreally nbe.
D) the ndiscipline nof npsychology nreally nhas nno ncore nor ncenter.
,4) In norder nto nstudy nmind nand nbehavior, npsychologists
A) rely non nthe nscientific nmethod.
B) use ntheir nintuition.
C) rely non nthe nstudy nof ninternal nmedicine.
D) use nspeculation.
5) In nwhich nof nthe nfollowing nscenarios nis na nscientific nexplanation nbeing nprovided
nto nexplain na nphenomenon?
A) When nasked nif nviolent nvideo ngames nhave nan nimpact non nplayers, nDr.
nLee nreplies nthat nthere nis nsubstantial nempirical nevidence nto nsuggest na nchange nin
nthe ngamers' nbehavior.
B) When nasked nif nmood ninfluences nsocial nbehavior, nDr. nSessler nreplies nthat
nhe nbelieves nthat nit ndoes.
C) When nasked nif naddiction nis na ndisease nor na nchoice, nDr. nSmith nreplies
nthat nhe nknows nmany naddicts nand n he nfeels nthat nthey nhave na ndisease.
D) When nasked nif nhe ncan ntrain nhis nmind nto nnot nfeel nphysical npain, nDr.
nFarnworth nreplies nthat nhe nfocuses n on nhis nbreathing nwhen nhe nfeels npain n to
nincrease nhis ntolerance nfor nit.
6) Which nof nthe nfollowing nstatements naccurately ndescribes nthe ndiverse
nsubfields nof npsychology?
A) They nallow npsychologists nto nexplain ndifferent ntypes nof nbehavior
nusing nthe nsame ntechniques nand nexperiments.
B) Though nthey nare nindividually nseparate nand ndistinct, nthey nall nshare na
ncommon ngoal nof nunderstanding nbehavior.
C) They nalways nlead nto nan nMD n(doctor nof nmedicine) ndegree.
D) They nare nnot nrelated nat nall nother nthan nbeing nconsidered na npart nof
npsychology.
7) Dr. nAlvarez nis ncurrently nstudying nhow nthe ndegeneration nof ncertain
ncomponents n of nnerve ncells nin nthe nbrain nleads nto nLewy nbody ndisease. nDr. nAlvarez's
, work nis nmost nlikely nto nbe na npart nof nthe
n
subfield nof npsychology.
n
,Understanding Psychology, 15th Edition Feldman
n n n n
Chapter n1-17 nAnswers nare nat nthe nend nof nEach nchapter
Chapter 1 n
MULTIPLE nCHOICE n- nChoose nthe none nalternative nthat nbest ncompletes nthe
nstatement nor nanswers nthe nquestion.
1) Psychology nis ndefined nas nthe
A) intuition-based napproach nto nstudy nhuman nbehavior.
B) speculative nmethod nto nfind nanswers nabout nhuman ncognition.
C) study nof nmental ndisorders nand ntheir ntreatment.
D) scientific nstudy nof nbehavior nand nmental nprocesses.
2) Akira nhas ndeclared npsychology nas nhis nmajor. nHe nwill nbe nstudying
A) internal nmedicine.
B) behavior nand nmental nprocesses.
C) mental ndisorders nand ntheir ndiagnosis nand ntreatment.
D) the ndisorders nof nthe ncentral nnervous nsystem.
3) A nsingle-sentence ndefinition nof npsychology nmay nbe nmisleading nbecause
A) it nis nvery ndifficult nto nstudy nthe nmind nand nbehavior nscientifically.
B) psychology nis na nnarrower, nmore nspecific nfield nthan na ngeneral ndefinition nmight
nsuggest.
C) psychologists ndisagree non nhow nbroad npsychology nshould nreally nbe.
D) the ndiscipline nof npsychology nreally nhas nno ncore nor ncenter.
,4) In norder nto nstudy nmind nand nbehavior, npsychologists
A) rely non nthe nscientific nmethod.
B) use ntheir nintuition.
C) rely non nthe nstudy nof ninternal nmedicine.
D) use nspeculation.
5) In nwhich nof nthe nfollowing nscenarios nis na nscientific nexplanation nbeing nprovided
nto nexplain na nphenomenon?
A) When nasked nif nviolent nvideo ngames nhave nan nimpact non nplayers, nDr.
nLee nreplies nthat nthere nis nsubstantial nempirical nevidence nto nsuggest na nchange nin
nthe ngamers' nbehavior.
B) When nasked nif nmood ninfluences nsocial nbehavior, nDr. nSessler nreplies nthat
nhe nbelieves nthat nit ndoes.
C) When nasked nif naddiction nis na ndisease nor na nchoice, nDr. nSmith nreplies
nthat nhe nknows nmany naddicts nand n he nfeels nthat nthey nhave na ndisease.
D) When nasked nif nhe ncan ntrain nhis nmind nto nnot nfeel nphysical npain, nDr.
nFarnworth nreplies nthat nhe nfocuses n on nhis nbreathing nwhen nhe nfeels npain n to
nincrease nhis ntolerance nfor nit.
6) Which nof nthe nfollowing nstatements naccurately ndescribes nthe ndiverse
nsubfields nof npsychology?
A) They nallow npsychologists nto nexplain ndifferent ntypes nof nbehavior
nusing nthe nsame ntechniques nand nexperiments.
B) Though nthey nare nindividually nseparate nand ndistinct, nthey nall nshare na
ncommon ngoal nof nunderstanding nbehavior.
C) They nalways nlead nto nan nMD n(doctor nof nmedicine) ndegree.
D) They nare nnot nrelated nat nall nother nthan nbeing nconsidered na npart nof
npsychology.
7) Dr. nAlvarez nis ncurrently nstudying nhow nthe ndegeneration nof ncertain
ncomponents n of nnerve ncells nin nthe nbrain nleads nto nLewy nbody ndisease. nDr. nAlvarez's
, work nis nmost nlikely nto nbe na npart nof nthe
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subfield nof npsychology.
