Test Bank for Psychological Science 6th Edition Gazzaniga (2025)

, CHAPTER .1 The .Science .of .Psychology




LEARNING .OBJECTIVES

1.A What .Is .Psychological .Science? 2. Define .the .nature/nurture .debate .and .the
1. Define .psychological .science. .mind/ .body .problem.
2. Define .critical .thinking, .and .describe .what 3. Identify .the .major .schools .of .thought .that
.it .means .to .be .a .critical .thinker. .have .characterized .the .history .of
3. Identify .major .biases .in .thinking, .and .experimental .psychology.
.explain .why .these .biases .result .in .faulty 1.C What .Are .the .Latest .Developments .in .Psychology?
.thinking. 1. Identify .recent .developments .in
1.B What .Are .the .Scientific .Foundations .of .psychological .science.
.Psychology? 2. Distinguish .between .subfields .of .psychology.
1. Trace .the .development .of .psychology .since
.its .formal .inception .in .1879.




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MULTIPLE .CHOICE

1. Which .of .the .following .is .the .best .definition .of . psychological .science?
a. the .study .of .the .brain .and .its .function
b. the .study .of .the .mind, .the .brain, .and .thought .processes
c. the .study .of .the .mind, .the .brain, .and .behavior
d. the .study .of .the .mind, .the .psyche, .and .behavior
ANS: . C DIF: . . Easy
REF: . 1.1 .Psychological .Science .Is .the .Study .of .Mind, .Brain, .and
.Behavior .OBJ: . 1.A1 NAT: . APA .Goal .1, .Knowledge .Base .in
.Psychology .MSC: . Remembering

2. Psychological .science .is .the .study .of
a. the .mind.
b. the .brain.
c. behavior.
d. All .of .the .answer .options .are .correct.
ANS: . D DIF: . . Easy
REF: . 1.1 .Psychological .Science .Is .the .Study .of .Mind, .Brain, .and
.Behavior .OBJ: . 1.A1 NAT: . APA .Goal .1, .Knowledge .Base .in
.Psychology .MSC: . Remembering

3. The .relationship .between .the .actions .of .neurons .and .a .thought .is .an .example .of .the
.connection .between
a. the .brain .and .the .mind. c. genes .and .the .mind.
b. nature .and .nurture. d. the .brain .and .emotion.
ANS: . A DIF: . . Moderate
REF: . 1.1 .Psychological .Science .Is .the .Study .of .Mind, .Brain, .and
.Behavior .OBJ: . 1.A1 NAT: . APA .Goal .1, .Knowledge .Base .in
.Psychology .MSC: . Applying

4. Based .on .the .textbook’s .definition .of .psychology, .which .statement .best .reflects .the
.relationship .between .the .mind .and .the .brain?
a. The .brain .is .the .same .thing .as .the .mind.
b. The .brain .influences .the .mind.
c. The .brain .is .unrelated .to .the .mind.
d. The .brain .reflects .the .mind.
ANS: . B DIF: . Moderate REF: . 1.A .What .Is .Psychological
.Science? .OBJ: . 1.A1 .NAT: . APA .Goal .1, .Knowledge .Base .in
.Psychology
MSC: . Applying