CHAPTER 01: The Science of Psychology ai ai ai ai ai
MULTIPLE CHOICE ai
1. Which of the following is the best definition of psychological science?
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A. the study of the brain and its func-
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tion
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B. the study of the mind, the brain, an
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d thought processes
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C. the study of the mind, the brain, an
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d behavior
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D. the study of the mind, the psyche,
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and behavior ai
ANS: C DIF: Easy
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REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science? OBJ: 1.1A a i ai ai ai ai ai a i
NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology ai ai ai ai ai ai ai
MSC: Remembering ai
2. Psychological science is the study of: ai ai ai ai ai
A. the mind. ai C. behavior.
B. the brain. ai D. all of the above.
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ANS: D DIF: Easy
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REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science? OBJ: 1.1A a i ai ai ai ai ai a i
NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology ai ai ai ai ai ai ai
MSC: Remembering ai
3. Trying to understand the relationship between the actions of neurons and a
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thought is an example of the connection between:
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A. the brain and theai ai ai ai C. genes and the ai ai a
mind. mind.
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B. nature and nur- ai ai D. the brain and emo ai ai ai
ture.
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ANS: A a i DIF: Moderate
REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science? OBJ: 1.1A
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NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
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MSC: Applying ai
4. Based on your textbook‘s definition of psychology, which statement best re-
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flects the relationship between the mind and the brain?
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, A. The brain is the same thing as the
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mind.
B. The brain influences the mind.
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C. The brain is unrelated to the mind.
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D. The brain reflects the mind.
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ANS: B a i DIF: Moderate
REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science? OBJ: 1.1A
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NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
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MSC: Applying ai
5. Barry and Candace are disagreeing. Barry states that psychology is the study o
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f the mind. Candace believes that psychology is the science of behavior. Give
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n your knowledge of psychology, how would you resolve this argument?
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A. Barry is correct. Psychology only st
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udies the mind. ai ai
B. Candace is correct. Psychology only s ai ai ai ai ai
tudies behavior. ai
C. Both are correct. Psychology studies
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both the mind and behavior.
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D. Both are incorrect. Psychology only
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studies emotions. ai
ANS: C DIF: Difficult
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REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science? OBJ: 1.1A a i ai ai ai ai ai a i
NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology ai ai ai ai ai ai ai
MSC: Understanding
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6. Allanah is a psychology major. Which of the following best describes what Al-
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lanah will learn about?
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A. the structure and function of the bra
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in
B. mental disorders and their treat-
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ments
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C. feelings and other subjective statesai ai ai ai
D. the mind, the brain, and behavior
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ANS: D DIF: Easy
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REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science? OBJ: 1.1A a i ai ai ai ai ai a i
NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology ai ai ai ai ai ai ai
MSC: Understanding
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7. For much of its history, psychologists focused mostly on:
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A. the brain.ai C. behaviors.
B. disorders. D. the mind. ai
ANS: C a i DIF: Moderate
, REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science? OBJ: 1.1A
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NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
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MSC: Remembering
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