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Chapter 1 t
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tChoosetthetonetalternativetthattbesttcompletestthetstatementtortanswerstthetquestion.
1) Psychologytistdefinedtastthe
A) intuition-basedtapproachttotstudythumantbehavior.
B) speculativetmethodttotfindtanswerstaboutthumantcognition.
C) studytoftmentaltdisorderstandttheirttreatment.
D) scientifictstudytoftbehaviortandtmentaltprocesses.
2) Akirathastdeclaredtpsychologytasthistmajor.tHetwilltbetstudying
A) internaltmedicine.
B) behaviortandtmentaltprocesses.
C) mentaltdisorderstandttheirtdiagnosistandttreatment.
D) thetdisorderstoftthetcentraltnervoustsystem.
3) Atsingle-sentencetdefinitiontoftpsychologytmaytbetmisleadingtbecause
A) ittistverytdifficultttotstudytthetmindtandtbehaviortscientifically.
B) psychologytistatnarrower,tmoretspecifictfieldtthantatgeneraltdefinitiontmighttsuggest.
C) psychologiststdisagreetonthowtbroadtpsychologytshouldtreallytbe.
D) thetdisciplinetoftpsychologytreallythastnotcoretortcenter.
,4) Intorderttotstudytmindtandtbehavior,tpsychologists
A) relytontthetscientifictmethod.
B) usettheirtintuition.
C) relytontthetstudytoftinternaltmedicine.
D) usetspeculation.
5) Intwhichtoftthetfollowingtscenariostistatscientifictexplanationtbeingtprovidedttotexplaintatphe
nomenon?
A) Whentaskedtiftviolenttvideotgamesthavetantimpacttontplayers,tDr.tLeetrepliestthattther
etistsubstantialtempiricaltevidencettotsuggesttatchangetintthetgamers'tbehavior.
B) Whentaskedtiftmoodtinfluencestsocialtbehavior,tDr.tSesslertrepliestthatthetbelievestthatt
ittdoes.
C) Whentaskedtiftaddictiontistatdiseasetortatchoice,tDr.tSmithtrepliestthatthetknowstman
ytaddictstandthetfeelstthatttheythavetatdisease.
D) Whentaskedtifthetcanttrainthistmindttotnottfeeltphysicaltpain,tDr.tFarnworthtrepliestthatt
hetfocusestonthistbreathingtwhenthetfeelstpainttotincreasethisttolerancetfortit.
6) Whichtoftthetfollowingtstatementstaccuratelytdescribestthetdiversetsubfieldstoftps
ychology?
A) Theytallowtpsychologiststtotexplaintdifferentttypestoftbehaviortusingtthetsamettec
hniquestandtexperiments.
B) Thoughttheytaretindividuallytseparatetandtdistinct,ttheytalltsharetatcommontgoaltoftund
erstandingtbehavior.
C) TheytalwaystleadttotantMDt(doctortoftmedicine)tdegree.
D) Theytaretnottrelatedtattalltothertthantbeingtconsideredtatparttoftpsychology.
7) Dr.tAlvareztistcurrentlytstudyingthowtthetdegenerationtoftcertaintcomponentstoftnervetcellsti
ntthetbraintleadsttotLewytbodytdisease.tDr.tAlvarez'stworktistmosttlikelyttotbetatparttoftthe
t subfieldtoftpsychology.
, A) evolutionary
B) developmental
C) industrial-organizational
D) behavioraltneuroscience
8) Whichtoftthetfollowingtistthetfocustoftexperimentaltpsychology?
A) exploringtthetrelationshiptbetweentpsycho•logicaltfactorstandtphysicaltailmentstor
disease
B) investigatingtthetrelationshiptbetweentpeopletandttheirtphysicaltenvironment
C) studyingtthetprocessestoftsensing,tperceiving,tlearning,tandtthinkingtabouttthetworld
D) analyzingthowtpeopletgrowtandtchangetfromtthetmomenttoftconceptiontthrough
death
9) Whichtoftthetfollowingtsubfieldstoftpsychologytmatchestwithtitstdescription?
A) Cognitivetpsychologytexaminestthetrelationshiptbetweentthetnervoustsystemtandtbe
havior.
B) Developmentaltpsychologytexaminesthowtpeopletgrowtandtchangetfromtconceptiontthr
oughtdeath.
C) Experimentaltpsychologytexplorestthetrelationshiptbetweentpsycho•logicaltfactorstan
dtphysicaltailmentstortdisease.
D) Clinicaltpsychologytfocusestontthetconsistencytintpeople'stbehaviortoverttimetandtthet
traitstthattdifferentiatetonetper•sontfromtanother.
10) WhichtoftthetfollowingtsubfieldstoftpsychologytistCORRECTLYtmatchedtwithtatsamplettopi
c?
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,Understanding Psychology, 15th Edition Feldman
t t t t
Chaptert1-17tAnswerstaretattthetendtoftEachtchapter
Chapter 1 t
MULTIPLEtCHOICEt-
tChoosetthetonetalternativetthattbesttcompletestthetstatementtortanswerstthetquestion.
1) Psychologytistdefinedtastthe
A) intuition-basedtapproachttotstudythumantbehavior.
B) speculativetmethodttotfindtanswerstaboutthumantcognition.
C) studytoftmentaltdisorderstandttheirttreatment.
D) scientifictstudytoftbehaviortandtmentaltprocesses.
2) Akirathastdeclaredtpsychologytasthistmajor.tHetwilltbetstudying
A) internaltmedicine.
B) behaviortandtmentaltprocesses.
C) mentaltdisorderstandttheirtdiagnosistandttreatment.
D) thetdisorderstoftthetcentraltnervoustsystem.
3) Atsingle-sentencetdefinitiontoftpsychologytmaytbetmisleadingtbecause
A) ittistverytdifficultttotstudytthetmindtandtbehaviortscientifically.
B) psychologytistatnarrower,tmoretspecifictfieldtthantatgeneraltdefinitiontmighttsuggest.
C) psychologiststdisagreetonthowtbroadtpsychologytshouldtreallytbe.
D) thetdisciplinetoftpsychologytreallythastnotcoretortcenter.
,4) Intorderttotstudytmindtandtbehavior,tpsychologists
A) relytontthetscientifictmethod.
B) usettheirtintuition.
C) relytontthetstudytoftinternaltmedicine.
D) usetspeculation.
5) Intwhichtoftthetfollowingtscenariostistatscientifictexplanationtbeingtprovidedttotexplaintatphe
nomenon?
A) Whentaskedtiftviolenttvideotgamesthavetantimpacttontplayers,tDr.tLeetrepliestthattther
etistsubstantialtempiricaltevidencettotsuggesttatchangetintthetgamers'tbehavior.
B) Whentaskedtiftmoodtinfluencestsocialtbehavior,tDr.tSesslertrepliestthatthetbelievestthatt
ittdoes.
C) Whentaskedtiftaddictiontistatdiseasetortatchoice,tDr.tSmithtrepliestthatthetknowstman
ytaddictstandthetfeelstthatttheythavetatdisease.
D) Whentaskedtifthetcanttrainthistmindttotnottfeeltphysicaltpain,tDr.tFarnworthtrepliestthatt
hetfocusestonthistbreathingtwhenthetfeelstpainttotincreasethisttolerancetfortit.
6) Whichtoftthetfollowingtstatementstaccuratelytdescribestthetdiversetsubfieldstoftps
ychology?
A) Theytallowtpsychologiststtotexplaintdifferentttypestoftbehaviortusingtthetsamettec
hniquestandtexperiments.
B) Thoughttheytaretindividuallytseparatetandtdistinct,ttheytalltsharetatcommontgoaltoftund
erstandingtbehavior.
C) TheytalwaystleadttotantMDt(doctortoftmedicine)tdegree.
D) Theytaretnottrelatedtattalltothertthantbeingtconsideredtatparttoftpsychology.
7) Dr.tAlvareztistcurrentlytstudyingthowtthetdegenerationtoftcertaintcomponentstoftnervetcellsti
ntthetbraintleadsttotLewytbodytdisease.tDr.tAlvarez'stworktistmosttlikelyttotbetatparttoftthe
t subfieldtoftpsychology.
, A) evolutionary
B) developmental
C) industrial-organizational
D) behavioraltneuroscience
8) Whichtoftthetfollowingtistthetfocustoftexperimentaltpsychology?
A) exploringtthetrelationshiptbetweentpsycho•logicaltfactorstandtphysicaltailmentstor
disease
B) investigatingtthetrelationshiptbetweentpeopletandttheirtphysicaltenvironment
C) studyingtthetprocessestoftsensing,tperceiving,tlearning,tandtthinkingtabouttthetworld
D) analyzingthowtpeopletgrowtandtchangetfromtthetmomenttoftconceptiontthrough
death
9) Whichtoftthetfollowingtsubfieldstoftpsychologytmatchestwithtitstdescription?
A) Cognitivetpsychologytexaminestthetrelationshiptbetweentthetnervoustsystemtandtbe
havior.
B) Developmentaltpsychologytexaminesthowtpeopletgrowtandtchangetfromtconceptiontthr
oughtdeath.
C) Experimentaltpsychologytexplorestthetrelationshiptbetweentpsycho•logicaltfactorstan
dtphysicaltailmentstortdisease.
D) Clinicaltpsychologytfocusestontthetconsistencytintpeople'stbehaviortoverttimetandtthet
traitstthattdifferentiatetonetper•sontfromtanother.
10) WhichtoftthetfollowingtsubfieldstoftpsychologytistCORRECTLYtmatchedtwithtatsamplettopi
c?
