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TEST BANK PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE 7THEDITION BY MICHAEL S. GAZZANIGA ALL
CHAPTERS 1-15
MULTIPLE CHOICE
CHAPTER 01: The Science of Psychology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
• Which of the following is the best definition of psychological science?
A. the study of the brain and its func-
tion
B. the study of the mind, the brain,
and thought processes
C. the study of the mind, the brain,
and behavior
D. the study of the mind, the psyche,and
behavior
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science?
OBJ: 1.1A NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
MSC: Remembering
• Psychological science is the study of:
A. the mind. C. behavior.
B. the brain. D. all of the above.
ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science?
OBJ: 1.1A NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
MSC: Remembering
• Trying to understand the relationship between the actions of neurons and a
thought is an example of the connection between:
A. the brain and the C. genes and themind.
mind.
B. nature and nur- D. the brain and
ture. emotion.
ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science?
OBJ: 1.1A NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
, MSC: Applying
• Based on your textbook‘s definition of psychology, which statement best re-
flects the relationship between the mind and the brain?
A. The brain is the same thing as the
mind.
B. The brain influences the mind.
C. The brain is unrelated to the mind.
D. The brain reflects the mind.
ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science?
OBJ: 1.1A NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
MSC: Applying
• Barry and Candace are disagreeing. Barry states that psychology is the studyof
the mind. Candace believes that psychology is the science of behavior. Given
your knowledge of psychology, how would you resolve this argument?
A. Barry is correct. Psychology only
studies the mind.
B. Candace is correct. Psychology only
studies behavior.
C. Both are correct. Psychology studies
both the mind and behavior.
D. Both are incorrect. Psychology only
studies emotions.
ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science?
OBJ: 1.1A NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
MSC: Understanding
• Allanah is a psychology major. Which of the following best describes what Al-
lanah will learn about?
A. the structure and function of the
brain
B. mental disorders and their treat-
ments
C. feelings and other subjective states
D. the mind, the brain, and behavior
ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science?
OBJ: 1.1A NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
MSC: Understanding
• For much of its history, psychologists focused mostly on:
, A. the brain. C. behaviors.
B. disorders. D. the mind.
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science?
OBJ: 1.1A NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
MSC: Remembering
• Which of the following is an example of a psychologist who is studying themind?
A. Dr. Chu, who studies how weather
influences children‘s actions on the
playground
B. Dr. Well, who studies neural activity
during sleep cycles of elderly adults
C. Dr. Mann, who studies the accuracyof
traumatic memories over time
D. Dr. East, who studies the facial ex-
pressions of relationship partners
during a fight
ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science?
OBJ: 1.1A
NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 5, ProfessionalDevelopment
MSC: Applying
• Which of the following is an example of a psychologist who is studying thebrain?
A. Dr. Fields, who studies the purchas-ing
habits of impulsive individuals
B. Dr. Joe, who studies how neural ac-
tivity changes as newborn babies
develop
C. Dr. Perez, who studies how our feel-
ings can influence our thought pro-
cesses
D. Dr. Ladd, who studies the training
activities of professional athletes
ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science?
OBJ: 1.1A
NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 5, ProfessionalDevelopment
MSC: Applying
• Which of the following is an example of a psychologist who is studying behav-ior?
A. Dr. Wick, who studies how certain
smells can trigger certain feelings
B. Dr. Woods, who studies patterns ofneural
, activity related to drug use
C. Dr. Paul, who studies the thought
processes involved in decision mak-ing
D. Dr. Hull, who studies the facial ex-
pressions of relationship partners
during a fight
ANS: D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1 What Is Psychological Science?
OBJ: 1.1A
NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 5, ProfessionalDevelopment
MSC: Applying
• According to your text, amiable skepticism is an important element in a typeof
reasoning called:
A. scholarly inquiry. C. analytic argu-
mentation.
B. nay-sayerism. D. critical thinking.
ANS: D DIF: Easy
REF: 1.1 Psychological Science Teaches Critical Thinking OBJ: 1.1B
NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific In-
quiry and Critical Thinking MSC: Remembering
• Which of the following is a characteristic of a good consumer of scientific re-
search?
A. open to newideas C. wary of scientific
findings
B. carefully consid- D. all of the above
ers the facts
ANS: D DIF: Easy
REF: 1.1 Psychological Science Teaches Critical Thinking OBJ: 1.1B
NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific In-
quiry and Critical Thinking MSC: Remembering
• Critical thinking is best defined as thinking that:
A. is systematic and reasonable.
B. is open-minded and creative.
C. criticizes others‘ opinions.
D. uses inferences but does not solve
problems.
ANS: A DIF: Moderate
REF: 1.1 Psychological Science Teaches Critical Thinking OBJ: 1.1B
NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific In-
quiry and Critical Thinking MSC: Remembering
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