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Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology
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Multiple-
Choice What Is Psyc
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hology?
Learning Objectives
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● Definecpsychologycandcdescribecthecmajorcsubfieldscwithincpsychology.
● Describecthecfivecenduringcissuescthatccutcacrosscthecsubfieldscofcpsychology.
● Explaincwhatcpsychologychascinccommoncwithcothercsciences,chowcpsychologistscusecthecs
cientificcmethod,candcthecdifferencecbetweenctheoriescandchypotheses.
● Applyccriticalcthinkingctocancarticlecincacmagazinecorcnewspaper.
1. Psychologyciscthecscientificcstudycof .
a. howcpersonalityccancbecdeterminedcbycthecsizecandcshapecofcone'schead
b. behaviorcandcmentalcprocesses
c. thecphysiologicalcfunctionscofcthecbrain
d. howcculturescandcsocietiescdevelopcandcinteractcwithceachcother
Answer:cbcD
ifficulty:c1
PagecReference:c3
Topic:cWhatcIscPsychology?c
Skill:cF
2. Psychologistscarecinterestedcin .
a. everycaspectcofchumancthoughtcandcbehavior
Correct:cThecdifferentcperspectivescofcpsychologycencompassceverycaspectcofchumancthoughts,cfeeling
s,candcactions.
b. aspectscofchumancbehavior,cbutcnotchumancthought
Incorrect:cBehaviorciscabsolutelyccrucialctocthecstudycofcpsychology,cbutcsoctoociscthecconceptcofchu
mancthought.
c. aspectscofchumancthought,cbutcnotchumancbehavior
d. onlycmajorcaspectscofchumancthoughtcandcbehavior
Answer:cacD
ifficulty:c1
PagecReference:c3
Topic:cWhatcIscPsychology?c
Skill:cC
3. Psychology .
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a. rarelycredefinescitself,candcwhencitcdoes,citcdoescsocmorecnarrowly
b. virtuallycnevercredefinescitself
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Incorrect:cThecfieldcofcpsychologyciscverycintrospective,cmakingcsurectocredefinecitselfcascoftencascisc
necessary.
c. continuallycredefinescitselfcmorecnarrowly
d. continuallycredefinescitselfcmorecbroadly
Correct:cNewcresearchcmethods,careascofcinquiry,candccollaborationscwithcothercsciencescallowscpsyc
hologyctoccontinuallycredefinecitself.
Answer:cdcD
ifficulty:c2
PagecReference:c3
Topic:cWhatcIscPsychology?c
Skill:cF
4. Psychologycis .
a. iscacsingle,cunifiedcfieldcofcstudy
Incorrect:cThereciscnocsingle,cunifyingcdefinitioncofcpsychology;crather,citciscaccombinationcofcmanyc
differentcareascofcacademiccpursuit.
b. iscanc"umbrella"cforcacloosecamalgamationcofcdifferentcsubfields
Correct:cThecfactcthatcthereciscnocsinglecunifyingcdefinitioncofcpsychologycsuggestscthatcitciscaccombina
tioncofcmanycsub-disciplines.
c. isccomprisedcofctwocdistinctcsubfields
d. notcacfieldcofcstudycatcall
Answer:cbcD
ifficulty:c1
PagecReference:c3
Topic:cWhatcIscPsychology?c
Skill:cC
5. EachcofcthecfollowingciscacspecialtycareacwithincdevelopmentalcpsychologycEXCEPT
c .
a. lifespancpsychology
b. psychobiology
c. childcpsychology
d. adolescentcpsychology
Answer:cbcD
ifficulty:c1
PagecReference:c4
Topic:cWhatcIscPsychology?c
Skill:cF
6. IfcIcrancacTVcstationcandcwantedcacconsultantctocadvisecmeconcchildren'scprogramming,cIcwouldcm
ostclikelychireca(n) psychologist.
a. experimental
b. developmental
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