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,ContentsChapter 1 An Introduction to Psychology..........................................................1
Chapter 2 The Tools of Psychological Research..............................................45
Chapter 3 Biological Processes.........................................................................107
Chapter 4 Human Development......................................................................167
Chapter 5 Sensation and Perception...............................................................229
Chapter 6 Consciousness..................................................................................291
Chapter 7 Learning from Experience.............................................................353
Chapter 8 Memory............................................................................................421
Chapter 9 Language and Thought...................................................................485
Chapter 10 Intelligence.......................................................................................547
Chapter 11 Motivation and Emotion.................................................................609
Chapter 12 Personality.......................................................................................669
Chapter 13 Social Psychology............................................................................733
Chapter 14 Psychological Disorders..................................................................795
Chapter 15 Therapy............................................................................................857
Chapter 16 Stress and Health............................................................................917
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, Chapter 1—Introduction to Psychology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Psychology is defined as:
a. the scientific investigation of thought processes
b. the understanding of abnormal behavior
c. the scientific study of behavior and mind
d. the study of mental illness and inner feelings
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: Defining and Describing
Psychology
2. The word psychology comes from the Greek psyche, which translates as:
a. human
b. mind
c. soul
d. behavior
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: Defining and Describing
Psychology
3. Pavlov was:
a. a famous Greek philosopher
b. a trained psychologist
c. not famed in psychology
d. not a trained psychologist
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: Defining and Describing
Psychology
4. Before the field of psychology became an independent science, the study of the mind was conducted
mainly by:
a. philosophers and physiologists
b. psychiatrists and philosophers
c. physiologists and psychiatrists
d. scientists and physicians
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: Defining and Describing
Psychology
5. Psychology and philosophy may deal with similar issues, but psychology:
a. emphasizes the use of the scientific method
b. developed before philosophy
c. studies only behavior, not the mind
d. studies abnormal behavior rather than normal behavior
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: Defining and Describing
Psychology
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