Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology
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,Multiple-Choice
What Is Psychology?
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Learning Objectives
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● Describe ssthe ssfive ssenduring ssissues ssthat sscut ssacross ssthe sssubfields ssof sspsychology.
● Explain sswhat sspsychology sshas ssin sscommon sswith ssother sssciences, sshow sspsychologists ssuse
ssthe ssscientific ssmethod, ssand ssthe ssdifference ssbetween sstheories ssand sshypotheses.
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b. behavior ssand ssmental ssprocesses
c. the ssphysiological ssfunctions ssof ssthe ssbrain
d. how sscultures ssand sssocieties ssdevelop ssand ssinteract sswith sseach ssother
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ssDifficulty:
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Page ssReference: ss3
Topic: ssWhat ssIs ssPsychology?
ssSkill: ssF
2. Psychologists ssare ssinterested ssin ss .
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ssfeelings, ssand ssactions.
b. aspects ssof sshuman ssbehavior, ssbut ssnot sshuman ssthought
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ssof sshuman ssthought.
c. aspects ssof sshuman ssthought, ssbut ssnot sshuman ssbehavior
d. only ssmajor ssaspects ssof sshuman ssthought ssand ssbehavior
Answer: ssa
ssDifficulty:
ss1
Page ssReference: ss3
Topic: ssWhat ssIs ssPsychology?
ssSkill: ssC
3. Psychology ss .
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ssoften ssas ssis ssnecessary.
c. continually ssredefines ssitself ssmore ssnarrowly
d. continually ssredefines ssitself ssmore ssbroadly
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ssallows sspsychology ssto sscontinually ssredefine ssitself.
Answer: ssd
ssDifficulty:
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Page ssReference: ss3
Topic: ssWhat ssIs ssPsychology?
ssSkill: ssF
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a. is ssa sssingle, ssunified ssfield ssof ssstudy
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ssmany ssdifferent ssareas ssof ssacademic sspursuit.
b. is ssan ss"umbrella" ssfor ssa ssloose ssamalgamation ssof ssdifferent sssubfields
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ssa sscombination ssof ssmany sssub-disciplines.
c. is sscomprised ssof sstwo ssdistinct sssubfields
d. not ssa ssfield ssof ssstudy ssat ssall
Answer: ssb
ssDifficulty:
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Page ssReference: ss3
Topic: ssWhat ssIs ssPsychology?
ssSkill: ssC
5. Each ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssis ssa ssspecialty ssarea sswithin ssdevelopmental sspsychology ssEXCEPT
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a. lifespan sspsychology
b. psychobiology
c. child sspsychology
d. adolescent sspsychology
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ssDifficulty:
ss1
Page ssReference: ss4
Topic: ssWhat ssIs ssPsychology?
ssSkill: ssF
6. If ssI ssran ssa ssTV ssstation ssand sswanted ssa ssconsultant ssto ssadvise ssme sson sschildren's ssprogramming, ssI
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,Multiple-Choice
What Is Psychology?
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Learning Objectives
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● Define sspsychology ssand ssdescribe ssthe ssmajor sssubfields sswithin sspsychology.
● Describe ssthe ssfive ssenduring ssissues ssthat sscut ssacross ssthe sssubfields ssof sspsychology.
● Explain sswhat sspsychology sshas ssin sscommon sswith ssother sssciences, sshow sspsychologists ssuse
ssthe ssscientific ssmethod, ssand ssthe ssdifference ssbetween sstheories ssand sshypotheses.
● Apply sscritical ssthinking ssto ssan ssarticle ssin ssa ssmagazine ssor ssnewspaper.
1. Psychology ssis ssthe ssscientific ssstudy ssof ss .
a. how sspersonality sscan ssbe ssdetermined ssby ssthe sssize ssand ssshape ssof ssone's sshead
b. behavior ssand ssmental ssprocesses
c. the ssphysiological ssfunctions ssof ssthe ssbrain
d. how sscultures ssand sssocieties ssdevelop ssand ssinteract sswith sseach ssother
Answer: ssb
ssDifficulty:
ss1
Page ssReference: ss3
Topic: ssWhat ssIs ssPsychology?
ssSkill: ssF
2. Psychologists ssare ssinterested ssin ss .
a. every ssaspect ssof sshuman ssthought ssand ssbehavior
Correct: ssThe ssdifferent ssperspectives ssof sspsychology ssencompass ssevery ssaspect ssof sshuman ssthoughts,
ssfeelings, ssand ssactions.
b. aspects ssof sshuman ssbehavior, ssbut ssnot sshuman ssthought
Incorrect: ssBehavior ssis ssabsolutely sscrucial ssto ssthe ssstudy ssof sspsychology, ssbut ssso sstoo ssis ssthe ssconcept
ssof sshuman ssthought.
c. aspects ssof sshuman ssthought, ssbut ssnot sshuman ssbehavior
d. only ssmajor ssaspects ssof sshuman ssthought ssand ssbehavior
Answer: ssa
ssDifficulty:
ss1
Page ssReference: ss3
Topic: ssWhat ssIs ssPsychology?
ssSkill: ssC
3. Psychology ss .
a. rarely ssredefines ssitself, ssand sswhen ssit ssdoes, ssit ssdoes ssso ssmore ssnarrowly
,b. virtually ssnever ssredefines ssitself
, Incorrect: ssThe ssfield ssof sspsychology ssis ssvery ssintrospective, ssmaking sssure ssto ssredefine ssitself ssas
ssoften ssas ssis ssnecessary.
c. continually ssredefines ssitself ssmore ssnarrowly
d. continually ssredefines ssitself ssmore ssbroadly
Correct: ssNew ssresearch ssmethods, ssareas ssof ssinquiry, ssand sscollaborations sswith ssother sssciences
ssallows sspsychology ssto sscontinually ssredefine ssitself.
Answer: ssd
ssDifficulty:
ss2
Page ssReference: ss3
Topic: ssWhat ssIs ssPsychology?
ssSkill: ssF
4. Psychology ssis ss .
a. is ssa sssingle, ssunified ssfield ssof ssstudy
Incorrect: ssThere ssis ssno sssingle, ssunifying ssdefinition ssof sspsychology; ssrather, ssit ssis ssa sscombination ssof
ssmany ssdifferent ssareas ssof ssacademic sspursuit.
b. is ssan ss"umbrella" ssfor ssa ssloose ssamalgamation ssof ssdifferent sssubfields
Correct: ssThe ssfact ssthat ssthere ssis ssno sssingle ssunifying ssdefinition ssof sspsychology sssuggests ssthat ssit ssis
ssa sscombination ssof ssmany sssub-disciplines.
c. is sscomprised ssof sstwo ssdistinct sssubfields
d. not ssa ssfield ssof ssstudy ssat ssall
Answer: ssb
ssDifficulty:
ss1
Page ssReference: ss3
Topic: ssWhat ssIs ssPsychology?
ssSkill: ssC
5. Each ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssis ssa ssspecialty ssarea sswithin ssdevelopmental sspsychology ssEXCEPT
.
a. lifespan sspsychology
b. psychobiology
c. child sspsychology
d. adolescent sspsychology
Answer: ssb
ssDifficulty:
ss1
Page ssReference: ss4
Topic: ssWhat ssIs ssPsychology?
ssSkill: ssF
6. If ssI ssran ssa ssTV ssstation ssand sswanted ssa ssconsultant ssto ssadvise ssme sson sschildren's ssprogramming, ssI
