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15jMULTIPLE jCHOICE

CHAPTER j01: jThe jScience jof jPsychology

MULTIPLE jCHOICE

1. Which jof jthe jfollowing jis jthe jbest jdefinition jof j psychological jscience?
A. the jstudy jof jthe jbrain jand jits
jfunc-jtion

B. the jstudy jof jthe jmind, jthe
jbrain,jand jthought jprocesses

C. the jstudy jof jthe jmind, jthe
jbrain,jand jbehavior

D. the jstudy jof jthe jmind, jthe
jpsyche,jand jbehavior

ANS: j C DIF: Easy REF: j 1.1 j What j Is jPsychological
j Science?jOBJ: j j 1.1A NAT: j APA jGoal j1, jKnowledge jBase jin jPsychology
MSC: jRemembering

2. Psychological j science jis jthe jstudy jof:
A. the jmind. C. behavior.
B. the jbrain. D. all jof jthe jabove.

ANS: j D DIF: Easy REF: j 1.1 j What j Is jPsychological
j Science?jOBJ: j j 1.1A NAT: j APA jGoal j1, jKnowledge jBase jin jPsychology
MSC: jRemembering

3. Trying jto junderstand jthe jrelationship jbetween jthe jactions jof jneurons
jand jajthought jis jan jexample jof jthe jconnection jbetween:

A. the jbrain jand C. genes jand
jthejmind. jthejmind.

B. nature jand D. the jbrain
jnur-jture. jandjemotion.

ANS: j A DIF: Moderate REF: j 1.1 j What j Is jPsychological
j Science?jOBJ: j j 1.1A NAT: j APA jGoal j1, jKnowledge jBase jin jPsychology
MSC: jApplying

4. Based jon jyour jtextbook‘s jdefinition jof j psychology, jwhich jstatement jbest
jre-jflects jthe jrelationship jbetween jthe jmind jand jthe jbrain?

A. The j brain j is jthe j same jthing j as
j thejmind.

, B. The jbrain jinfluences jthe jmind.
C. The jbrain jis junrelated jto jthe jmind.
D. The jbrain jreflects jthe jmind.

ANS: j B DIF: Moderate REF: j 1.1 j What j Is jPsychological
j Science?jOBJ: j j 1.1A NAT: j APA jGoal j1, jKnowledge jBase jin jPsychology
MSC: jApplying

5. Barry j and j Candace j are j disagreeing. j Barry j states j that j psychology j is j the
j studyjof jthe jmind. jCandace jbelieves jthat jpsychology jis jthe jscience jof
jbehavior. jGiven j your j knowledge j of j psychology, j how j would j you j resolve
j this j argument?

A. Barry j is jcorrect. jPsychology
j onlyjstudies jthe jmind.

B. Candace j is j correct. j Psychology
j onlyjstudies jbehavior.

C. Both jare j correct. jPsychology
j studiesjboth jthe jmind jand jbehavior.

D. Both jare jincorrect. jPsychology
jonlyjstudies jemotions.

ANS: j C DIF: Difficult REF: j 1.1 j What j Is jPsychological
j Science?jOBJ: j j 1.1A NAT: j APA jGoal j1, jKnowledge jBase jin jPsychology
MSC: jUnderstanding

6. Allanah jis ja jpsychology jmajor. jWhich jof jthe jfollowing jbest jdescribes
jwhat jAl-jlanah jwill jlearn jabout?

A. the jstructure jand jfunction jof
jthejbrain

B. mental jdisorders jand jtheir
jtreat-jments

C. feelings jand jother jsubjective jstates
D. the jmind, jthe jbrain, jand jbehavior

ANS: j D DIF: Easy REF: j 1.1 j What j Is jPsychological
j Science?jOBJ: j j 1.1A NAT: j APA jGoal j1, jKnowledge jBase jin jPsychology
MSC: jUnderstanding

7. For jmuch jof j its j history, j psychologists jfocused j mostly j on:
A. the jbrain. C. behaviors.
B. disorders. D. the jmind.

ANS: j C DIF: Moderate REF: j 1.1 j What j Is jPsychological
j Science?jOBJ: j j 1.1A NAT: j APA jGoal j1, jKnowledge jBase jin jPsychology
MSC: jRemembering

, 8. Which jof jthe jfollowing jis jan jexample jof ja jpsychologist jwho jis jstudying
jthejmind?

A. Dr. jChu, jwho jstudies jhow
jweather jinfluences jchildren‘s
jactions jon jthejplayground

B. Dr. jWell, jwho jstudies jneural
jactivityjduring jsleep jcycles jof
jelderly jadults

C. Dr. jMann, jwho jstudies jthe
jaccuracyjof jtraumatic jmemories
jover jtime

D. Dr. jEast, jwho jstudies jthe jfacial
jex-jpressions jof jrelationship
jpartners jduring ja jfight

ANS: j C DIF: Difficult REF: j 1.1 j What j Is jPsychological
j Science?jOBJ: j 1.1A
NAT: j APA jGoal j1, jKnowledge jBase jin jPsychology j| jAPA jGoal j5,
jProfessionaljDevelopment
MSC: jApplying

9. Which jof jthe jfollowing jis jan jexample jof ja jpsychologist jwho jis jstudying
jthejbrain?

A. Dr. jFields, jwho jstudies jthe
jpurchas-jing jhabits jof jimpulsive
jindividuals

B. Dr. jJoe, jwho jstudies jhow jneural
jac-jtivity j changes j as j newborn
j babies jdevelop

C. Dr. jPerez, jwho jstudies jhow jour
jfeel-jings jcan jinfluence j our
jthought jpro- jcesses

D. Dr. jLadd, jwho jstudies jthe
jtrainingjactivities jof jprofessional
jathletes

ANS: j B DIF: Moderate REF: j 1.1 j What j Is jPsychological
j Science?jOBJ: j 1.1A
NAT: j APA jGoal j1, jKnowledge jBase jin jPsychology j| jAPA jGoal j5,
jProfessionaljDevelopment
MSC: jApplying

10. Which jof jthe jfollowing jis jan jexample jof ja jpsychologist jwho jis jstudying
jbehav-jior?

A. Dr. jWick, jwho jstudies jhow
jcertainjsmells j can j trigger
jcertain j feelings

B. Dr. jWoods, jwho jstudies jpatterns
jofjneural jactivity jrelated jto jdrug
juse

C. Dr. jPaul, jwho jstudies jthe jthought