Test Bank for Understanding Psychology, 15th Edition by Robert Feldman 2025

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Chapter 1-17 Answers are at the end of Each chapter
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MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
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answers the question.
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1) Psychologyis defined as the f f f f




A) intuition-based approach to studyhuman behavior. f f f f f




B) speculative method to find answers about human cognition. f f f f f f f




C) studyof mental disorders and their treatment.
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D) scientific studyof behavior and mental processes. f f f f f f




2) Akira has declared psychology as his major. He will be studying
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B) behavior and mental processes. f f f




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 psychologymay be misleading because
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A) it is verydifficult to study the mind and behavior scientifically.
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B) psychologyis a narrower, more specific field than a general definition might suggest.
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C) psychologists disagree on how broad psychology should reallybe. f f f f f f f f




D) the discipline of psychology reallyhas no core or center.
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,4) In order to studymind and behavior, psychologists
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A) relyon the scientific method. f f f f




B) use their intuition. f f




C) rely on the studyof internal medicine.
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5) In which of the following scenarios is a scientific explanation being provided to explain a
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phenomenon?
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A) When asked if violent video games have an impact on players, Dr. Lee replies that theref f f f f f f f f f f f f f f




f is substantial empirical evidence to suggest a change in the gamers' behavior.
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B) When asked if mood influences social behavior, Dr. Sessler replies that he believes that it
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f does.
C) When asked if addiction is a disease or a choice, Dr. Smith replies that he knows many
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f 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 replies that he
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f focuses on his breathing when he feels pain to increase his tolerance for it.
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6) Which of the following statements accurately describes the diverse subfields of
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psychology?
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A) They allow psychologists to explain different types of behavior using the same
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B) Though theyare individuallyseparate and distinct, theyall share a common goal of f f f f f f f f f f f f f




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C) Theyalways lead to an MD (doctor of medicine) degree. f f f f f f f f f




D) Theyare not related at all other than being considered a part of psychology.
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7) Dr. Alvarez is currently studying how the degeneration of certain components of nerve cells in
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the brain leads to Lewybodydisease. Dr. Alvarez's work is most likelyto be a part of the
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subfield of psychology. f f

, A) evolutionary
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8) Which of the following is the focus of experimental psychology?
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A) exploringthe relationship between psycho•logical factors and physical ailments or
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disease
B) investigatingthe relationship between people and their physical environment
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C) studyingthe processes of sensing, perceiving, learning, and thinking about the world
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D) analyzinghow people grow and change from the moment of conception through
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death



9) Which of the following subfields of psychologymatches with its description?
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A) Cognitive psychologyexamines the relationship between the nervous system and
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f behavior.
B) Developmental psychologyexamines how people grow and change from conceptionf f f f f f f f f




f through death.
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C) Experimentalpsychologyexplorestherelationshipbetweenpsycho•logicalfactors
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f and physical ailments or disease.
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D) Clinical psychologyfocuses on the consistencyin people's behavior over time and the
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f traits that differentiate one per•son from another.
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10) Which of the followingsubfields of psychologyis CORRECTLY matched with a sample
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topic?
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