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