Test Bank for Understanding Psychology
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Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology
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Multiple-
Choice What Is Psych
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Learning Objectives
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Definet psychologyt andt describet thet majort subfieldst withint psychology.Answer:
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Difficulty: 2
Paget Reference: 2
Describet thet fivet enduring t issuest thatt cutt acrosst thet subfieldst oft psychology.tExplaint
whatt psychologyt hast int commont witht other t sciences,t howt psychologistst uset thet scie
ntifict method,t andt thet differencet betweent theoriest andt hypotheses.t
tApplyt critical t thinking t tot ant articlet int a t magazinet or t newspaper.
1. Psychologyt ist thet scientifict studyt oft .
a. howt personalityt cant bet determinedt byt thet sizet andt shapet oft one'st head
b. behavior t andt mentalt processes
c. thet physiological t functionst oft thet brain
d. howt culturest andt societiest developt andt interactt witht eacht other
Topic:t Whatt Ist Psychology?tS
kill:t F
2. Psychologistst aret interestedt int .
a. everyt aspectt oft humant thoughtt andt behavior
Correct:t Thet differentt perspectivest oft psychologyt encompasst everyt aspectt oft humantthough
ts,t feelings,t andt actions.
b. aspectst oft humant behavior,t butt nott humant thought
Incorrect:t Behavior t ist absolutelyt crucialt tot thet studyt oft psychology,t butt sot toot ist thet conce
ptt oft humant thought.
c. aspectst oft humant thought,t butt nott humant behavior
b.
,d. onlyt major t aspectst oft humant thoughtt andt behavior tA
nswer:t a
b.
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Difficulty:t 1
Paget Reference:t 3
Topic:t Whatt Ist Psychology?tS
kill:t C
3. Psychologyt .
a. rarelyt redefinest itself,t andt whent itt does,t itt doest sot moret narrowlytvirt
uallyt never t redefinest itself
Incorrect:t Thet fieldt oft psychologyt ist veryt introspective,t makingt suret tot redefine t itselft astofte
nt ast ist necessary.
c. continuallyt redefinest itselft moret narrowly
d. continuallyt redefinest itselft moret broadly
Correct:t Newt researcht methods,t areast oft inquiry,t andt collaborationst witht other t sciencestall
owst psychologyt tot continuallyt redefine t itself.
Answer:t dtDiffic
ulty:t 2
Paget Reference:t 3
Topic:t Whatt Ist Psychology?tS
kill:t F
4. Psychologyt ist .
a. ist at single,t unifiedt fieldt oft study
Incorrect:t Theret ist not single,t unifyingt definitiont oft psychology;t rather,t itt ist atcombinationt
oft manyt differentt areast oft academict pursuit.
b. ist ant "umbrella"t fort at looset amalgamationt oft differentt subfields
Correct:t Thet factt thatt theret ist not singlet unifyingt definitiont oft psychologyt suggestst thatt it
t ist at combinationt oft manyt sub-disciplines.
c. ist comprisedt oft twot distinctt subfields
d. nott at fieldt oft studyt att all
Answer:t btDiffic
ulty:t 1
Paget Reference:t 3
Topic:t Whatt Ist Psychology?tS
kill:t C
5. Eacht oft thet following t ist at specialtyt areat withint developmentalt psychologyt EXCEPT
.
a. lifespant psychology
b.
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b. psychobiology
c. childt psychology
d. adolescentt psychology
Answer:t btDiffic
ulty:t 1
Paget Reference:t 4
Topic:t Whatt Ist Psychology?tS
kill:t F
6. Ift It rant at TVt stationt andt wantedt at consultantt tot adviset met ont children'stprogrammi
ng,t It wouldt mostt likelyt hiret a(n)t
tpsychologist.t a.t experimental tdevelopmental
Correct:t At developmental t psychologistt wouldt bet ant expertt int thet cognitive t developmenttoft
children,t sot wouldt havet goodt informationt ont howt tot structure t children’st televisiontprogram
ming.
c.t personality
d.tclinical
Incorrect:t At clinicalt psychologistt might,t indeed,t workt witht childrent witht varioust levelst oftpsyc
hopathology,t butt thet bestt answer t heret ist ant expertt ont children’st development,t or tat devel
opmentalt psychologist.
Answer:t b
Difficulty:t 1 4t yr.:t 90% rt =t .31
Paget Reference:t 4
Topic:t Whatt Ist Psychology?tS
kill:t A
7. Life-spant psychologistst focust mainlyt on t studying t .
a. adolescentt changest andt development
b. thet adultt years
c. thet entiret developmentalt spectrumt fromt infancyt throught adulthood
d. infancyt andt childhoodt development
Answer:t btDiffic
ulty:t 2
Paget Reference:t 4
Topic:t Whatt Ist Psychology?tS
kill:t F
b.
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Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology
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Multiple-
Choice What Is Psych
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ology?
Learning Objectives
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Definet psychologyt andt describet thet majort subfieldst withint psychology.Answer:
Error!
Bookmarktnot tdefined.
t
Difficulty: 2
Paget Reference: 2
Describet thet fivet enduring t issuest thatt cutt acrosst thet subfieldst oft psychology.tExplaint
whatt psychologyt hast int commont witht other t sciences,t howt psychologistst uset thet scie
ntifict method,t andt thet differencet betweent theoriest andt hypotheses.t
tApplyt critical t thinking t tot ant articlet int a t magazinet or t newspaper.
1. Psychologyt ist thet scientifict studyt oft .
a. howt personalityt cant bet determinedt byt thet sizet andt shapet oft one'st head
b. behavior t andt mentalt processes
c. thet physiological t functionst oft thet brain
d. howt culturest andt societiest developt andt interactt witht eacht other
Topic:t Whatt Ist Psychology?tS
kill:t F
2. Psychologistst aret interestedt int .
a. everyt aspectt oft humant thoughtt andt behavior
Correct:t Thet differentt perspectivest oft psychologyt encompasst everyt aspectt oft humantthough
ts,t feelings,t andt actions.
b. aspectst oft humant behavior,t butt nott humant thought
Incorrect:t Behavior t ist absolutelyt crucialt tot thet studyt oft psychology,t butt sot toot ist thet conce
ptt oft humant thought.
c. aspectst oft humant thought,t butt nott humant behavior
b.
,d. onlyt major t aspectst oft humant thoughtt andt behavior tA
nswer:t a
b.
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Difficulty:t 1
Paget Reference:t 3
Topic:t Whatt Ist Psychology?tS
kill:t C
3. Psychologyt .
a. rarelyt redefinest itself,t andt whent itt does,t itt doest sot moret narrowlytvirt
uallyt never t redefinest itself
Incorrect:t Thet fieldt oft psychologyt ist veryt introspective,t makingt suret tot redefine t itselft astofte
nt ast ist necessary.
c. continuallyt redefinest itselft moret narrowly
d. continuallyt redefinest itselft moret broadly
Correct:t Newt researcht methods,t areast oft inquiry,t andt collaborationst witht other t sciencestall
owst psychologyt tot continuallyt redefine t itself.
Answer:t dtDiffic
ulty:t 2
Paget Reference:t 3
Topic:t Whatt Ist Psychology?tS
kill:t F
4. Psychologyt ist .
a. ist at single,t unifiedt fieldt oft study
Incorrect:t Theret ist not single,t unifyingt definitiont oft psychology;t rather,t itt ist atcombinationt
oft manyt differentt areast oft academict pursuit.
b. ist ant "umbrella"t fort at looset amalgamationt oft differentt subfields
Correct:t Thet factt thatt theret ist not singlet unifyingt definitiont oft psychologyt suggestst thatt it
t ist at combinationt oft manyt sub-disciplines.
c. ist comprisedt oft twot distinctt subfields
d. nott at fieldt oft studyt att all
Answer:t btDiffic
ulty:t 1
Paget Reference:t 3
Topic:t Whatt Ist Psychology?tS
kill:t C
5. Eacht oft thet following t ist at specialtyt areat withint developmentalt psychologyt EXCEPT
.
a. lifespant psychology
b.
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b. psychobiology
c. childt psychology
d. adolescentt psychology
Answer:t btDiffic
ulty:t 1
Paget Reference:t 4
Topic:t Whatt Ist Psychology?tS
kill:t F
6. Ift It rant at TVt stationt andt wantedt at consultantt tot adviset met ont children'stprogrammi
ng,t It wouldt mostt likelyt hiret a(n)t
tpsychologist.t a.t experimental tdevelopmental
Correct:t At developmental t psychologistt wouldt bet ant expertt int thet cognitive t developmenttoft
children,t sot wouldt havet goodt informationt ont howt tot structure t children’st televisiontprogram
ming.
c.t personality
d.tclinical
Incorrect:t At clinicalt psychologistt might,t indeed,t workt witht childrent witht varioust levelst oftpsyc
hopathology,t butt thet bestt answer t heret ist ant expertt ont children’st development,t or tat devel
opmentalt psychologist.
Answer:t b
Difficulty:t 1 4t yr.:t 90% rt =t .31
Paget Reference:t 4
Topic:t Whatt Ist Psychology?tS
kill:t A
7. Life-spant psychologistst focust mainlyt on t studying t .
a. adolescentt changest andt development
b. thet adultt years
c. thet entiret developmentalt spectrumt fromt infancyt throught adulthood
d. infancyt andt childhoodt development
Answer:t btDiffic
ulty:t 2
Paget Reference:t 4
Topic:t Whatt Ist Psychology?tS
kill:t F
b.
