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15fMULTIPLEfCHOICE
CHAPTER 01: The Science of Psychology
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MULTIPLEf CHOICE
1. Whichfofftheffollowingfisfthefbestfdefinitionfoffpsychologicalfscience?
A. thefstudyfoffthefbrainfandfitsffunc-
ftion
B. thefstudyfoffthefmind,fthefbrain,fandf
thoughtfprocesses
C. thefstudyfoffthefmind,fthefbrain,fandf
behavior
D. thefstudyfoffthefmind,fthefpsyche,fan
dfbehavior
ANS:f C DIF: Easy
REF:f 1.1fWhatfIsfPsychologicalfScience?fOBJ:f 1.1A
NAT:fAPAfGoalf1,fKnowledgefBasefinfPsychology
MSC:fRemembering
2. Psychologicalfsciencefisfthefstudyfof:
A. thefmind. C. behavior.
B. thefbrain. D. allfoffthefabove.
ANS:f D DIF: Easy
REF:f 1.1fWhatfIsfPsychologicalfScience?fOBJ:f 1.1A
NAT:fAPAfGoalf1,fKnowledgefBasefinfPsychology
MSC:fRemembering
3. Tryingftofunderstandfthefrelationshipfbetweenfthefactionsfoffneuronsfandfaftho
ughtfisfanfexamplefoffthefconnectionfbetween:
A. thefbrainfandfthef C. genesfandfthef
mind. mind.
B. naturefandfnur- D. thefbrainfandfemot
fture. ion.
ANS:f A DIF: Moderate
REF:f 1.1fWhatfIsfPsychologicalfScience?fOBJ:f 1.1A
NAT:fAPAfGoalf1,fKnowledgefBasefinfPsychology
MSC:fApplying
4. Basedfonfyourftextbook‘sfdefinitionfoffpsychology,fwhichfstatementfbestfre-
fflectsfthefrelationshipfbetweenfthefmindfandfthefbrain?
, A. Thefbrainfisfthefsamefthingfasfthefmi
nd.
B. Thefbrainfinfluencesfthefmind.
C. Thefbrainfisfunrelatedftofthefmind.
D. Thefbrainfreflectsfthefmind.
ANS:f B DIF: Moderate
REF:f 1.1fWhatfIsfPsychologicalfScience?fOBJ:f 1.1A
NAT:fAPAfGoalf1,fKnowledgefBasefinfPsychology
MSC:fApplying
5. BarryfandfCandacefarefdisagreeing.fBarryfstatesfthatfpsychologyfisfthefstudyfoffth
efmind.fCandacefbelievesfthatfpsychologyfisfthefsciencefoffbehavior.fGivenfyourfk
nowledgefoffpsychology,fhowfwouldfyoufresolvefthisfargument?
A. Barryfisfcorrect.fPsychologyfonlyfstud
iesfthefmind.
B. Candacefisfcorrect.fPsychologyfonlyfstu
diesfbehavior.
C. Bothfarefcorrect.fPsychologyfstudiesfb
othfthefmindfandfbehavior.
D. Bothfarefincorrect.fPsychologyfonlyfs
tudiesfemotions.
ANS:f C DIF: Difficult
REF:f 1.1fWhatfIsfPsychologicalfScience?fOBJ:f 1.1A
NAT:fAPAfGoalf1,fKnowledgefBasefinfPsychology
MSC:fUnderstanding
6. Allanahfisfafpsychologyfmajor.fWhichfofftheffollowingfbestfdescribesfwhatfAl-
flanahfwillflearnfabout?
A. thefstructurefandffunctionfoffthefbrai
n
B. mentalfdisordersfandftheirftreat-
fments
C. feelingsfandfotherfsubjectivefstates
D. thefmind,fthefbrain,fandfbehavior
ANS:f D DIF: Easy
REF:f 1.1fWhatfIsfPsychologicalfScience?fOBJ:f 1.1A
NAT:fAPAfGoalf1,fKnowledgefBasefinfPsychology
MSC:fUnderstanding
7. Forfmuchfoffitsfhistory,fpsychologistsffocusedfmostlyfon:
A. thefbrain. C. behaviors.
B. disorders. D. thefmind.
ANS:f C DIF: Moderate
, REF:f 1.1fWhatfIsfPsychologicalfScience?fOBJ:f 1.1A
NAT:fAPAfGoalf1,fKnowledgefBasefinfPsychology
MSC:fRemembering
, 8. Whichfofftheffollowingfisfanfexamplefoffafpsychologistfwhofisfstudyingfthefmin
d?
A. Dr.fChu,fwhofstudiesfhowfweatherfinf
luencesfchildren‘sfactionsfonfthefplay
ground
B. Dr.fWell,fwhofstudiesfneuralfactivityfdu
ringfsleepfcyclesfoffelderlyfadults
C. Dr.fMann,fwhofstudiesfthefaccuracyfof
ftraumaticfmemoriesfoverftime
D. Dr.fEast,fwhofstudiesftheffacialfex-
fpressionsfoffrelationshipfpartnersfdu
ringfaffight
ANS:f C DIF: Difficult
REF:f 1.1fWhatfIsfPsychologicalfScience?fOBJ:f1.1A
NAT:fAPAfGoalf1,fKnowledgefBasefinfPsychologyf|fAPAfGoalf5,fProfessionalfDevelopme
nt
MSC:fApplying
9. Whichfofftheffollowingfisfanfexamplefoffafpsychologistfwhofisfstudyingfthefbrai
n?
A. Dr.fFields,fwhofstudiesfthefpurchas-
fingfhabits foffimpulsivefindividuals
B. Dr.fJoe,fwhofstudiesfhowfneuralfac-
ftivityfchangesfasfnewbornfbabies fde
velop
C. Dr.fPerez,fwhofstudiesfhowfourffeel-
fingsfcanfinfluencefourfthoughtfpro-
fcesses
D. Dr.fLadd,fwhofstudiesftheftrainingfact
ivitiesfoffprofessionalfathletes
ANS:f B DIF: Moderate
REF:f 1.1fWhatfIsfPsychologicalfScience?fOBJ:f1.1A
NAT:fAPAfGoalf1,fKnowledgefBasefinfPsychologyf|fAPAfGoalf5,fProfessionalfDevelopme
nt
MSC:fApplying
10. Whichfofftheffollowingfisfanfexamplefoffafpsychologistfwhofisfstudyingfbehav-fior?
A. Dr.fWick,fwhofstudiesfhowfcertainfsm
ellsfcanftriggerfcertainffeelings
B. Dr.fWoods,fwhofstudiesfpatternsfoffn
euralfactivityfrelatedftofdrugfuse
C. Dr.fPaul,fwhofstudiesfthefthought