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How does the text define psychology?
a. As the science of behavior
b. As the study of the mind
c. As the study of behavior, cognition, and emotion
d. As the study of the psyche
e. As the study of the brain - ANSa. As the science of behavior
M
What is the ultimate goal of psychology?
ED
a. To discover how the brain controls behavior
b. To explore the human psyche
c. To solve the problems of humankind
ST
d. To understand human behavior
e. To control behavior - ANSd. To understand human behavior
U
What does the first step in explaining behavior involve?
a. Discovering it
D
b. Describing it
Y
c. Discussing it
d. Demonstrating it
e. Debating it - ANSb. Describing it
If you were a psychologist who wanted to explain the phenomenon of road rage, what would
be your first step?
a. Discovering it
b. Debating it
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c. Discussing it
d. Demonstrating it
e. Describing it - ANSe. Describing it
What do psychologists call the events responsible for the occurrence of a behavior?
a. Consequent events
b. Subsequent events
c. Causal events
M
d. Confounding events
e. Cognitive events - ANSc. Causal events
ED
According to the textbook, why might different psychologists study the same behavior in
different ways?
ST
a. More contemporary approaches are considered superior to older methods.
b. They may simply be interested in different levels of explanation.
c. Biological methods are considered generally more fundamental than all other methods.
U
d. Biological methods are considered generally superior to most other methods.
D
e. This is an untrue assumption; psychologists wouldn't be able to agree on anything if they
studied the same behavior in different ways. - ANSb. They may simply be interested in
Y
different levels of explanation.
Which area of psychology is most likely to involve studying how the nervous system and the
endocrine system affect behavior?
a. Comparative psychology
b. Physiological psychology
c. Psychophysiology
d. Behavior analysis
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e. Social psychology - ANSb. Physiological psychology
Dr. Thraill's research has focused on addiction and how drugs affect the brain and nervous
system. What would her area of research most likely be?
a. Developmental psychology
b. Cognitive neuroscience
c. Comparative psychology
d. Physiological psychology
e. Social psychology - ANSd. Physiological psychology
M
Which area of psychological research is most likely to examine the evolution of adaptive
ED
behavior in a given species?
a. Behavior analysis
b. Comparative psychology
ST
c. Developmental psychology
d. Physiological psychology
U
e. Cognitive psychology - ANSb. Comparative psychology
Which area of psychological research is most likely to study behaviors such as courting,
D
mating, and parenting?
Y
a. Cognitive psychology
b. Personality psychology
c. Comparative psychology
d. Clinical psychology
e. Developmental psychology - ANSc. Comparative psychology
Dr. Lind is a psychologist who studies the effects of different drugs on the behavior of
different species. Which research area does Dr. Lind's work best represent?
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a. Clinical psychology
b. Cognitive psychology
c. Counseling psychology
d. Comparative psychology
e. Developmental psychology - ANSd. Comparative psychology
Dr. Shapiro has developed a strain of rats that is especially susceptible to the effects of
certain drugs. These rats become addicted more easily than other strains. Which area of
research does Dr. Shapiro's work best represent?
M
a. Behavior analysis
ED
b. Behavior genetics
c. Cognitive psychology
d. Cognitive neuroscience
ST
e. Developmental psychology - ANSb. Behavior genetics
What does cognitive psychology emphasize?
U
a. Behavior
b. Human interaction
D
c. Mental processes and complex behavior
Y
d. Individual differences in thought and behavior
e. Brain structures and behavior - ANSc. Mental processes and complex behavior
Which area of psychological research emphasizes explaining behavior in terms of mental
processes such as attention, perception, and thinking?
a. Behavior analysis
b. Comparative psychology
c. Physiological psychology
Psych Test Bank
How does the text define psychology?
a. As the science of behavior
b. As the study of the mind
c. As the study of behavior, cognition, and emotion
d. As the study of the psyche
e. As the study of the brain - ANSa. As the science of behavior
M
What is the ultimate goal of psychology?
ED
a. To discover how the brain controls behavior
b. To explore the human psyche
c. To solve the problems of humankind
ST
d. To understand human behavior
e. To control behavior - ANSd. To understand human behavior
U
What does the first step in explaining behavior involve?
a. Discovering it
D
b. Describing it
Y
c. Discussing it
d. Demonstrating it
e. Debating it - ANSb. Describing it
If you were a psychologist who wanted to explain the phenomenon of road rage, what would
be your first step?
a. Discovering it
b. Debating it
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c. Discussing it
d. Demonstrating it
e. Describing it - ANSe. Describing it
What do psychologists call the events responsible for the occurrence of a behavior?
a. Consequent events
b. Subsequent events
c. Causal events
M
d. Confounding events
e. Cognitive events - ANSc. Causal events
ED
According to the textbook, why might different psychologists study the same behavior in
different ways?
ST
a. More contemporary approaches are considered superior to older methods.
b. They may simply be interested in different levels of explanation.
c. Biological methods are considered generally more fundamental than all other methods.
U
d. Biological methods are considered generally superior to most other methods.
D
e. This is an untrue assumption; psychologists wouldn't be able to agree on anything if they
studied the same behavior in different ways. - ANSb. They may simply be interested in
Y
different levels of explanation.
Which area of psychology is most likely to involve studying how the nervous system and the
endocrine system affect behavior?
a. Comparative psychology
b. Physiological psychology
c. Psychophysiology
d. Behavior analysis
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e. Social psychology - ANSb. Physiological psychology
Dr. Thraill's research has focused on addiction and how drugs affect the brain and nervous
system. What would her area of research most likely be?
a. Developmental psychology
b. Cognitive neuroscience
c. Comparative psychology
d. Physiological psychology
e. Social psychology - ANSd. Physiological psychology
M
Which area of psychological research is most likely to examine the evolution of adaptive
ED
behavior in a given species?
a. Behavior analysis
b. Comparative psychology
ST
c. Developmental psychology
d. Physiological psychology
U
e. Cognitive psychology - ANSb. Comparative psychology
Which area of psychological research is most likely to study behaviors such as courting,
D
mating, and parenting?
Y
a. Cognitive psychology
b. Personality psychology
c. Comparative psychology
d. Clinical psychology
e. Developmental psychology - ANSc. Comparative psychology
Dr. Lind is a psychologist who studies the effects of different drugs on the behavior of
different species. Which research area does Dr. Lind's work best represent?
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a. Clinical psychology
b. Cognitive psychology
c. Counseling psychology
d. Comparative psychology
e. Developmental psychology - ANSd. Comparative psychology
Dr. Shapiro has developed a strain of rats that is especially susceptible to the effects of
certain drugs. These rats become addicted more easily than other strains. Which area of
research does Dr. Shapiro's work best represent?
M
a. Behavior analysis
ED
b. Behavior genetics
c. Cognitive psychology
d. Cognitive neuroscience
ST
e. Developmental psychology - ANSb. Behavior genetics
What does cognitive psychology emphasize?
U
a. Behavior
b. Human interaction
D
c. Mental processes and complex behavior
Y
d. Individual differences in thought and behavior
e. Brain structures and behavior - ANSc. Mental processes and complex behavior
Which area of psychological research emphasizes explaining behavior in terms of mental
processes such as attention, perception, and thinking?
a. Behavior analysis
b. Comparative psychology
c. Physiological psychology
