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CHAPTER 01: The Science of Psychology
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1. Which dlof dlthe dlfollowing dlis dlthe dlbest dldefinition dlof d l psychological dlscience?
A. the dlstudy dlof dlthe dlbrain dland dlits
dlfunc-lt
d ion
B. the dlstudy dlof dlthe dlmind, dlthe
dlbrain,la
d nd dlthought dlprocesses
C. the dlstudy dlof dlthe dlmind, dlthe
dlbrain,la
d nd dlbehavior
D. the dlstudy dlof dlthe dlmind, dlthe
dlpsyche,la
d nd dlbehavior
ANS: d l C DIF: Easy REF: d l 1.1 d l What d l Is dl Psychological
d l Science?lO
d BJ: dl dl 1.1A NAT: d l APA dlGoal dl1, dlKnowledge dlBase dlin dlPsychology
MSC: dlRemembering
2. Psychological dl science dlis dlthe dlstudy dlof:
A. the dlmind. C. behavior.
B. the dlbrain. D. all dlof dlthe dlabove.
ANS: d l D DIF: Easy REF: d l 1.1 d l What d l Is dlPsychological
d l Science?lO
d BJ: dl d l 1.1A NAT: d l APA dlGoal dl1, dlKnowledge dlBase dlin dlPsychology
MSC: dlRemembering
3. Trying dlto dlunderstand dlthe dlrelationship dlbetween dlthe dlactions dlof dlneurons
dland dlalt
d hought dlis dlan dlexample dlof dlthe dlconnection dlbetween:
A. the dlbrain dland C. genes dland
dlthelm
d ind. dltheld
mind.
B. nature dland D. the dlbrain
dlnur-ld
ture. dlandld
emotion.
ANS: d l A DIF: Moderate REF: d l 1.1 d l What d l Is dlPsychological
d l Science?lO
d BJ: dl d l 1.1A NAT: d l APA dlGoal dl1, dlKnowledge dlBase dlin dlPsychology
MSC: dlApplying
4. Based dlon dlyour dltextbook‘s dldefinition dlof dl psychology, dlwhich dlstatement
dl best dl re-lf
d lects dlthe dlrelationship dlbetween dlthe dlmind dland dlthe dlbrain?
A. The dl brain dl is dlthe dl same dlthing d l as
d l thelm
d ind.
, B. The dlbrain dlinfluences dlthe dlmind.
C. The dlbrain dlis dlunrelated dlto dlthe dlmind.
D. The dlbrain dlreflects dlthe dlmind.
ANS: d l B DIF: Moderate REF: d l 1.1 d l What d l Is dlPsychological
d l Science?lO
d BJ: dl d l 1.1A NAT: d l APA dlGoal dl1, dlKnowledge dlBase dlin dlPsychology
MSC: dlApplying
5. Barry d l and d l Candace d l are d l disagreeing. d l Barry d l states d l that d l psychology d l is
d l the d l studylo
d f dlthe dlmind. dlCandace dlbelieves dlthat dlpsychology dlis dlthe dlscience
dlof dlbehavior. dlGiven d l your d l knowledge d l of d l psychology, d l how d l would d l you
d l resolve d l this d l argument?
A. Barry d l is dlcorrect. dlPsychology
dl onlyld
studies dlthe dlmind.
B. Candace d l is dl correct. d l Psychology
d l onlyld
studies dlbehavior.
C. Both dlare dl correct. dlPsychology
dl studiesld
both dlthe dlmind dland
dlbehavior.
D. Both dlare dlincorrect. dlPsychology
dl onlyls
d tudies dlemotions.
ANS: d l C DIF: Difficult REF: d l 1.1 d l What d l Is dl Psychological
d l Science?lO
d BJ: dl dl 1.1A NAT: d l APA dlGoal dl1, dlKnowledge dlBase dlin dlPsychology
MSC: dlUnderstanding
6. Allanah dlis dla dlpsychology dlmajor. dlWhich dlof dlthe dlfollowing dlbest dldescribes
dlwhat dlAl-ll
d anah dlwill dllearn dlabout?
A. the dlstructure dland dlfunction dlof
dlthelb
d rain
B. mental dldisorders dland dltheir
dltreat-ld
ments
C. feelings dland dlother dlsubjective
dl states
D. the dlmind, dlthe dlbrain, dland dlbehavior
ANS: d l D DIF: Easy REF: d l 1.1 d l What d l Is dlPsychological
d l Science?lO
d BJ: dl d l 1.1A NAT: d l APA dlGoal dl1, dlKnowledge dlBase dlin dlPsychology
MSC: dlUnderstanding
7. For dlmuch dlof dl its dl history, d l psychologists dlfocused d l mostly dl on:
A. the dlbrain. C. behaviors.
B. disorders. D. the dlmind.
ANS: d l C DIF: Moderate REF: d l 1.1 d l What d l Is dl Psychological
d l Science?lO
d BJ: dl dl 1.1A NAT: d l APA dlGoal dl1, dlKnowledge dlBase dlin dlPsychology
MSC: dlRemembering
, 8. Which dlof dlthe dlfollowing dlis dlan dlexample dlof dla dlpsychologist dlwho dlis dlstudying
dltheld
mind?
A. Dr. dlChu, dlwho dlstudies dlhow
dlweather dlinfluences dlchildren‘s
dlactions dlon dltheld
playground
B. Dr. dlWell, dlwho dlstudies dlneural
dlactivityld
during dlsleep dlcycles dlof
dlelderly dl adults
C. Dr. dlMann, dlwho dlstudies dlthe
dlaccuracylod f dltraumatic dlmemories
dlover dltime
D. Dr. dlEast, dlwho dlstudies dlthe dlfacial
dlex-lp
d ressions dl of dl relationship
dlpartners dlduring dla dlfight
ANS: d l C DIF: Difficult REF: d l 1.1 d l What d l Is dl Psychological
d l Science?lO
d BJ: d l 1.1A
NAT: d l APA dlGoal dl1, dlKnowledge dlBase dlin dlPsychology dl| dlAPA dlGoal dl5,
dlProfessionalld Development
MSC: dlApplying
9. Which dlof dlthe dlfollowing dlis dlan dlexample dlof dla dlpsychologist dlwho dlis dlstudying
dltheld
brain?
A. Dr. dlFields, dlwho dlstudies dlthe
dlpurchas-li
d ng dlhabits dlof dlimpulsive
dl individuals
B. Dr. dlJoe, dlwho dlstudies dlhow dlneural
dlac-lt
d ivity d l changes dl as d l newborn
d l babies dldevelop
C. Dr. dlPerez, dlwho dlstudies dlhow dlour
dlfeel-li
d ngs dl can dlinfluence dl our
dlthought dl pro- dlcesses
D. Dr. dlLadd, dlwho dlstudies dlthe
dltrainingla
d ctivities dlof dlprofessional
dlathletes
ANS: d l B DIF: Moderate REF: d l 1.1 d l What d l Is dlPsychological
d l Science?ld
OBJ: d l 1.1A
NAT: d l APA dlGoal dl1, dlKnowledge dlBase dlin dlPsychology dl| dlAPA dlGoal dl5,
dlProfessionalldDevelopment
MSC: dlApplying
10. Which dlof dlthe dlfollowing dlis dlan dlexample dlof dla dlpsychologist dlwho dlis dlstudying
dlbehav-ld
ior?
A. Dr. dlWick, dlwho dlstudies dlhow
dlcertainls
d mells dl can dl trigger
dl certain d l feelings
B. Dr. dlWoods, dlwho dlstudies dlpatterns
dlofld
neural dlactivity dlrelated dlto dldrug
dluse
C. Dr. dlPaul, dlwho dlstudies dlthe dlthought
