TESTmBANKmFORmPSYCHOLOGICALmSCIENCE,m5THmEDITION,mMICHAELmGAZZANIGA,mDI
ANEmHALPERN,mISBN:m978-0-393-93749-7,mISBN-10:m0393937496,mISBN-13:m9780393937497
Tablemof mContents
Chapterm1:mThemSciencemof mPsycholog
ymChapterm2:mResearchmMethodologym
Chapterm3:mBiologymand mBehaviormCh
apterm4:mConsciousness
Chapterm5:mSensationmand mPerceptionm
Chapterm6:mLearning
Chapterm7:mAttentionmand mMemory
Chapterm8:mLanguage,mThinking,mand mIntelligencemChapt
erm9:mHumanmDevelopment
Chapterm10:mEmotionmand mMotivationm
Chapterm11:mHealthmand mWell-
BeingmChapterm12:mSocialmPsychology
Chapterm13:mPersonality
m
Chapterm14:mPsychologicalmDisorders
Chapterm15:mTreatment mof mPsychologicalmDisorders
,CHAPTERm01:mThemScience mofmPsychology
MULTIPLEmCHOICE
1. Which mof mthemfollowingmismthembestmdefinition mof mpsychologicalmscience?
A. themstudy mof mthembrain mand mitsmfunction
B. themstudy mof mthemmind,mthembrain,mand mthoughtmprocesses
C. themstudy mof mthemmind,mthembrain,mand mbehavior
D. themstudy mof mthemmind,mthempsyche,mand mbehavior
ANS:m C DIF: Easy
REF:m 1.1 mWhatmIsmPsychologicalmScience? mOBJ:m 1.1A
NAT:m APAmGoalm1,mKnowledge mBasemin mPsychology
MSC:m Remembering
2. Psychologicalmscience mismthemstudy mof:
A. themmind. C.m behavior.
B. thembrain. D.m allmof mthemabove.
ANS:m D DIF: Easy
REF:m 1.1 mWhatmIsmPsychologicalmScience? mOBJ:m 1.1A
NAT:m APAmGoalm1,mKnowledge mBasemin mPsychology
MSC:m Remembering
3. Tryingmto munderstandmthemrelationshipmbetweenmthemactionsmofmneuronsmandmamthoughtmismanmexampl
emof mthemconnection mbetween:
A. thembrain mand mthemmind. C.m genesmand mthemmind.
B. naturemand mnurture. D.m thembrain mand memotion.
ANS:m A DIF: Moderate
REF:m 1.1 mWhatmIsmPsychologicalmScience? mOBJ:m 1.1A
NAT:m APAmGoalm1,mKnowledge mBasemin mPsychology
MSC:m Applying
4. Based monmyourmtextbook’smdefinitionmofmpsychology,mwhichmstatementmbestmreflectsmthemrelations
hip mbetween mthemmind mand mthembrain?
A. Thembrain mismthemsamemthingmasmthemmind.
B. Thembrain minfluencesmthemmind.
C. Thembrain mismunrelated mto mthemmind.
D. Thembrain mreflectsmthemmind.
ANS:m B DIF: Moderate
REF:m 1.1 mWhatmIsmPsychologicalmScience? mOBJ:m 1.1A
NAT:m APAmGoalm1,mKnowledge mBasemin mPsychology
MSC:m Applying
5. Barry mand mCandacemaremdisagreeing.mBarry mstatesmthatmpsychology mismthemstudy mofmthemmind.mCandac
embelievesmthatmpsychology mismthemsciencemofmbehavior.mGiven myourmknowledgemofmpsychology, mhowm
would myou mresolvemthismargument?
A. Barry mismcorrect.mPsychology monly mstudiesmthemmind.
B. Candace mismcorrect.mPsychology monly mstudiesmbehavior.
C. Both maremcorrect.mPsychology mstudiesmboth mthemmind mand mbehavior.
D. Both maremincorrect.mPsychology monly mstudiesmemotions.
ANS:m C DIF: Difficult
REF:m 1.1 mWhatmIsmPsychologicalmScience? mOBJ:m 1.1A
NAT:m APAmGoalm1,mKnowledge mBasemin mPsychology
MSC:m Understanding
, 6. Allanah mismampsychology mmajor.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmbestmdescribesmwhatmAllanah mwillmlearn mabout
?
A. themstructuremand mfunction mof mthembrain
B. mentalmdisordersmand mtheirmtreatments
C. feelingsmand mothermsubjective mstates
D. themmind,mthembrain,mand mbehavior
ANS:m D DIF: Easy
REF:m 1.1 mWhatmIsmPsychologicalmScience? mOBJ:m 1.1A
NAT:m APAmGoalm1,mKnowledge mBasemin mPsychology
MSC:m Understanding
7. Formmuch mof mitsmhistory,mpsychologistsmfocused mmostly mon:
A. thembrain. C.m behaviors.
B. disorders. D.m themmind.
ANS:m C DIF: Moderate
REF:m 1.1 mWhatmIsmPsychologicalmScience? mOBJ:m 1.1A
NAT:m APAmGoalm1,mKnowledge mBasemin mPsychology
MSC:m Remembering
8. Which mof mthemfollowingmisman mexample mof mampsychologistmwho mismstudyingmthemmind?
A. Dr.mChu,mwho mstudiesmhowmweatherminfluencesmchildren’smactionsmon mthemplayground
B. Dr.mWell,mwho mstudiesmneuralmactivity mduringmsleep mcyclesmof melderly madults
C. Dr.mMann,mwho mstudiesmthemaccuracy mof mtraumaticmmemoriesmovermtime
D. Dr.mEast,mwho mstudiesmthemfacialmexpressionsmof mrelationship mpartnersmduringmamfight
ANS:m C DIF: Difficult
REF:m 1.1 mWhatmIsmPsychologicalmScience? mOBJ:m 1.1A
NAT:m APAmGoalm1,mKnowledge mBasemin mPsychology m|mAPAmGoalm5,mProfessionalmDevelopment
mMSC:m Applying
9. Which mof mthemfollowingmisman mexample mof mampsychologistmwho mismstudyingmthembrain?
A. Dr.mFields,mwho mstudiesmthempurchasingmhabitsmof mimpulsive mindividuals
B. Dr.mJoe,mwho mstudiesmhowmneuralmactivity mchangesmasmnewborn mbabiesmdevelop
C. Dr.mPerez,mwho mstudiesmhowmourmfeelingsmcan minfluence mourmthoughtmprocesses
D. Dr.mLadd,mwho mstudiesmthemtrainingmactivitiesmof mprofessionalmathletes
ANS:m B DIF: Moderate
REF:m 1.1 mWhatmIsmPsychologicalmScience? mOBJ:m 1.1A
NAT:m APAmGoalm1,mKnowledge mBasemin mPsychology m|mAPAmGoalm5,mProfessionalmDevelopment
mMSC:m Applying
10. Which mof mthemfollowingmisman mexample mof mampsychologistmwho mismstudyingmbehavior?
A. Dr.mWick,mwho mstudiesmhowmcertain msmellsmcan mtriggermcertain mfeelings
B. Dr.mWoods,mwho mstudiesmpatternsmof mneuralmactivity mrelated mto mdrugmuse
C. Dr.mPaul,mwho mstudiesmthemthoughtmprocessesminvolved min mdecision mmaking
D. Dr.mHull,mwho mstudiesmthemfacialmexpressionsmof mrelationship mpartnersmduringmamfight
ANS:m D DIF: Moderate
REF:m 1.1 mWhatmIsmPsychologicalmScience? mOBJ:m 1.1A
NAT:m APAmGoalm1,mKnowledge mBasemin mPsychology m|mAPAmGoalm5,mProfessionalmDevelopment
mMSC:m Applying
11. Accordingmtomyourmtext,mamiablemskepticism mismanmimportantmelementmin mamtypemof mreasoningmcalled:
A. scholarly minquiry. C.m analytic margumentation.
B. nay-sayerism.
D.m criticalmthinking.mANS:m D DIF: Easy