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Essentials of Understanding Psychology 14th Edition by Robert Feldman
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Chap 01. Introduction to Psychology.
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1) Psychology is defined as the km km km km
A) intuition-based approach to study human behavior. km km km km km
B) speculative method to find answers about human cognition.
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C) study of mental disorders and their treatment.
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D) scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
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2) Akira has declared psychology as his major. He will be studying
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A) internal medicine. km
B) behavior and mental processes. km km km
C) mental disorders and their diagnosis and treatment.
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D) the disorders of the central nervous system.
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3) A single-sentence definition of psychology may be misleading because
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A) it is very difficult to study the mind and behavior scientifically.
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B) psychology is a narrower, more specific field than a general definition might sugges
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t.
C) psychologists disagree on how broad psychology should really be.
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D) the discipline of psychology really has no core or center.
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4) In order to study mind and behavior, psychologists
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A) rely on the scientific method.
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B) use their intuition. km km
C) rely on the study of internal medicine.
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D) use speculation. km
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,5) In which of the following scenarios is a scientific explanation being provided to exp
km km km km km km km km km km km km km
lain a phenomenon?
km km
A) When asked if violent video games have an impact on players, Dr. Lee replie
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s that there is substantial empirical evidence to suggest a change in the gamer
km km km km km km km km km km km km km
s' behavior. km
B) When asked if mood influences social behavior, Dr. Sessler replies that he beli
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eves that it does. km km km
C) When asked if addiction is a disease or a choice, Dr. Smith replies that he
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knows many addicts and he feels that they have a disease.
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D) When asked if he can train his mind to not feel physical pain, Dr. Farnworth r
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eplies that he focuses on his breathing when he feels pain to increase his tole
km km km km km km km km km km km km km km
rance for it. km km
6) Which of the following statements is true of the diverse subfields of psychology?
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A) They allow psychologists to explain different types of behavior using the s
km km km km km km km km km km km
ame techniques and experiments.
km km km
B) Though they are individually separate and distinct, they all share a common go
km km km km km km km km km km km km
al of understanding behavior.
km km km
C) They always lead to an MD (doctor of medicine) degree.
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D) They are not related at all other than being considered a part of psychology.
km km km km km km km km km km km km km
7) Dr. Alvarez is currently studying how the degeneration of certain components of nerve
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mcells in the brain leads to Lewy body disease. Dr. Alvarez's work is most likely to b
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e a part of
km km km
the subfield of psychology. km km
A) evolutionary
B) developmental
C) industrial-organizational
D) behavioral neuroscience km
8) Which of the following is the focus of experimental psychology?
km km km km km km km km km
A) exploring the relationship between psycho−logical factors and physical ailments
km km km km km km km km
or disease
km km
B) investigating the relationship between people and their physical environment
km km km km km km km km
C) studying the processes of sensing, perceiving, learning, and thinking about the world
km km km km km km km km km km km
D) analyzing how people grow and change from the moment of conception thr
km km km km km km km km km km km
ough death km
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,9) Which of the following subfields of psychology matches with its description?
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A) Cognitive psychology examines the relationship between the nervous system
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and behavior. km
B) Developmental psychology examines how people grow and change from concept
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ion through death.
km km
C) Experimental psychology explores the relationship between psycho−logical facto
km km km km km km km
rs and physical ailments or disease.
km km km km km
D) Clinical psychology focuses on the consistency in people's behavior over time an
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d the traits that differentiate one per−son from another.
km km km km km km km km
10) Which of the following subfields of psychology is CORRECTLY matched with a sa
km km km km km km km km km km km km
mple topic?
km
A) behavioral neuroscience: the influence of chronic stress on physical health
km km km km km km km km km
B) developmental psychology: the effectiveness of drug therapy for obsessi
km km km km km km km km
ve- compulsive disorder
km km
C) cognitive psychology: the influence of an event on people's thinking
km km km km km km km km km
D) health psychology: the role that frustration plays in producing aggression
km km km km km km km km km
11) Which of the following is true of cognitive psychology?
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A) It studies the inheritance of traits related to behavior.
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B) It stems from Charles Darwin's arguments in his book, On the Origin of Species.
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C) It is a subspecialty of experimental psychology.
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D) It includes subfields such as developmental and personality psychology.
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12)
psychology focuses on higher mental processes, including thinking, mem
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ory, reasoning, problem solving, judging, decision making, and language.
km km km km km km km km
A) Developmental
B) Personality
C) Clinical
D) Cognitive
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, 13) Why is the term experimental psychologist considered somewhat misleading?
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A) Psychologists in every subfield use the experimental method. km km km km km km km
B) The term is no longer in existence.
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C) Most psychological topics are not suited to experimental study.
km km km km km km km km
D) Experimental methods are only appropriate to the study of the biological bas
km km km km km km km km km km km
es of behavior.
km km
14) Which of the following is true of evolutionary psychology?
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A) It has already led to promising new treatments for psychological disorders.
km km km km km km km km km km
B) It considers how behavior is influenced by our genetic inheritance from our ancestor
km km km km km km km km km km km km
s.
C) It suggests that significant behaviors cannot be unfolded automatically as they
km km km km km km km km km km
are wired into the human species.
km km km km km km
D) It is one of the subspecialties of experimental psychology.
km km km km km km km km
15) Which of the following branches of psychology focuses on the consistency in peo
km km km km km km km km km km km km
ple's behavior over time and the traits that differentiate one person from another
km km km km km km km km km km km km
?
A) clinical psychology km
B) personality psychology km
C) cognitive psychology km
D) evolutionary psychology km
16) Dr. Chen studies how people grow and change during late adolescence and young adult
km km km km km km km km km km km km km
hood. Dr. Doherty focuses on several traits that distinguish one person from another. D
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r. Chen is a(n)
km km km ; Dr. Doherty is a(n) . km km km km
A) experimental psychologist; cognitive psychologist km km km
B) health psychologist; clinical psychologist
km km km
C) developmental psychologist; personality psychologist km km km
D) clinical psychologist; counseling psychologist
km km km
17) Dr. Ebrahim is involved in a study that tracks the changes in peer relationships a
km km km km km km km km km km km km km km
mong adolescents between the ages 13 and 17. Dr. Ebrahim is a(n)
km km km km km km km km km km km
psychologist.
A) cognitive
B) evolutionary
C) educational
D) developmental
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Essentials of Understanding Psychology 14th Edition by Robert Feldman
km km km km km km km km
Chap 01. Introduction to Psychology.
km km km km
1) Psychology is defined as the km km km km
A) intuition-based approach to study human behavior. km km km km km
B) speculative method to find answers about human cognition.
km km km km km km km
C) study of mental disorders and their treatment.
km km km km km km
D) scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
km km km km km km
2) Akira has declared psychology as his major. He will be studying
km km km km km km km km km km
A) internal medicine. km
B) behavior and mental processes. km km km
C) mental disorders and their diagnosis and treatment.
km km km km km km
D) the disorders of the central nervous system.
km km km km km km
3) A single-sentence definition of psychology may be misleading because
km km km km km km km km
A) it is very difficult to study the mind and behavior scientifically.
km km km km km km km km km km
B) psychology is a narrower, more specific field than a general definition might sugges
km km km km km km km km km km km km
t.
C) psychologists disagree on how broad psychology should really be.
km km km km km km km km
D) the discipline of psychology really has no core or center.
km km km km km km km km km
4) In order to study mind and behavior, psychologists
km km km km km km km
A) rely on the scientific method.
km km km km
B) use their intuition. km km
C) rely on the study of internal medicine.
km km km km km km
D) use speculation. km
1
,5) In which of the following scenarios is a scientific explanation being provided to exp
km km km km km km km km km km km km km
lain a phenomenon?
km km
A) When asked if violent video games have an impact on players, Dr. Lee replie
km km km km km km km km km km km km km
s that there is substantial empirical evidence to suggest a change in the gamer
km km km km km km km km km km km km km
s' behavior. km
B) When asked if mood influences social behavior, Dr. Sessler replies that he beli
km km km km km km km km km km km km
eves that it does. km km km
C) When asked if addiction is a disease or a choice, Dr. Smith replies that he
km km km km km km km km km km km km km km km
knows many addicts and he feels that they have a disease.
km km km km km km km km km km
D) When asked if he can train his mind to not feel physical pain, Dr. Farnworth r
km km km km km km km km km km km km km km km
eplies that he focuses on his breathing when he feels pain to increase his tole
km km km km km km km km km km km km km km
rance for it. km km
6) Which of the following statements is true of the diverse subfields of psychology?
km km km km km km km km km km km km
A) They allow psychologists to explain different types of behavior using the s
km km km km km km km km km km km
ame techniques and experiments.
km km km
B) Though they are individually separate and distinct, they all share a common go
km km km km km km km km km km km km
al of understanding behavior.
km km km
C) They always lead to an MD (doctor of medicine) degree.
km km km km km km km km km
D) They are not related at all other than being considered a part of psychology.
km km km km km km km km km km km km km
7) Dr. Alvarez is currently studying how the degeneration of certain components of nerve
km km km km km km km km km km km km k
mcells in the brain leads to Lewy body disease. Dr. Alvarez's work is most likely to b
km km km km km km km km km km km km km km km km
e a part of
km km km
the subfield of psychology. km km
A) evolutionary
B) developmental
C) industrial-organizational
D) behavioral neuroscience km
8) Which of the following is the focus of experimental psychology?
km km km km km km km km km
A) exploring the relationship between psycho−logical factors and physical ailments
km km km km km km km km
or disease
km km
B) investigating the relationship between people and their physical environment
km km km km km km km km
C) studying the processes of sensing, perceiving, learning, and thinking about the world
km km km km km km km km km km km
D) analyzing how people grow and change from the moment of conception thr
km km km km km km km km km km km
ough death km
2
,9) Which of the following subfields of psychology matches with its description?
km km km km km km km km km km
A) Cognitive psychology examines the relationship between the nervous system
km km km km km km km km km
and behavior. km
B) Developmental psychology examines how people grow and change from concept
km km km km km km km km km
ion through death.
km km
C) Experimental psychology explores the relationship between psycho−logical facto
km km km km km km km
rs and physical ailments or disease.
km km km km km
D) Clinical psychology focuses on the consistency in people's behavior over time an
km km km km km km km km km km km
d the traits that differentiate one per−son from another.
km km km km km km km km
10) Which of the following subfields of psychology is CORRECTLY matched with a sa
km km km km km km km km km km km km
mple topic?
km
A) behavioral neuroscience: the influence of chronic stress on physical health
km km km km km km km km km
B) developmental psychology: the effectiveness of drug therapy for obsessi
km km km km km km km km
ve- compulsive disorder
km km
C) cognitive psychology: the influence of an event on people's thinking
km km km km km km km km km
D) health psychology: the role that frustration plays in producing aggression
km km km km km km km km km
11) Which of the following is true of cognitive psychology?
km km km km km km km km
A) It studies the inheritance of traits related to behavior.
km km km km km km km km
B) It stems from Charles Darwin's arguments in his book, On the Origin of Species.
km km km km km km km km km km km km km
C) It is a subspecialty of experimental psychology.
km km km km km km
D) It includes subfields such as developmental and personality psychology.
km km km km km km km km
12)
psychology focuses on higher mental processes, including thinking, mem
km km km km km km km km
ory, reasoning, problem solving, judging, decision making, and language.
km km km km km km km km
A) Developmental
B) Personality
C) Clinical
D) Cognitive
3
, 13) Why is the term experimental psychologist considered somewhat misleading?
km km km km km km km km
A) Psychologists in every subfield use the experimental method. km km km km km km km
B) The term is no longer in existence.
km km km km km km
C) Most psychological topics are not suited to experimental study.
km km km km km km km km
D) Experimental methods are only appropriate to the study of the biological bas
km km km km km km km km km km km
es of behavior.
km km
14) Which of the following is true of evolutionary psychology?
km km km km km km km km
A) It has already led to promising new treatments for psychological disorders.
km km km km km km km km km km
B) It considers how behavior is influenced by our genetic inheritance from our ancestor
km km km km km km km km km km km km
s.
C) It suggests that significant behaviors cannot be unfolded automatically as they
km km km km km km km km km km
are wired into the human species.
km km km km km km
D) It is one of the subspecialties of experimental psychology.
km km km km km km km km
15) Which of the following branches of psychology focuses on the consistency in peo
km km km km km km km km km km km km
ple's behavior over time and the traits that differentiate one person from another
km km km km km km km km km km km km
?
A) clinical psychology km
B) personality psychology km
C) cognitive psychology km
D) evolutionary psychology km
16) Dr. Chen studies how people grow and change during late adolescence and young adult
km km km km km km km km km km km km km
hood. Dr. Doherty focuses on several traits that distinguish one person from another. D
km km km km km km km km km km km km km
r. Chen is a(n)
km km km ; Dr. Doherty is a(n) . km km km km
A) experimental psychologist; cognitive psychologist km km km
B) health psychologist; clinical psychologist
km km km
C) developmental psychologist; personality psychologist km km km
D) clinical psychologist; counseling psychologist
km km km
17) Dr. Ebrahim is involved in a study that tracks the changes in peer relationships a
km km km km km km km km km km km km km km
mong adolescents between the ages 13 and 17. Dr. Ebrahim is a(n)
km km km km km km km km km km km
psychologist.
A) cognitive
B) evolutionary
C) educational
D) developmental
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