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1b TESTbBANK b EssentialsbofbUnderstandingbPsychologyb14thbEditionbbybRobertbFeldman Chapb01.bIntroductionbtobPsychology.1) Psychologybisbdefinedbasbthe

  • intuition-basedbapproachbtobstudybhumanbbehavior.
  • speculativebmethodbtobfindbanswersbaboutbhumanbcognition.
  • studybofbmentalbdisordersbandbtheirbtreatment.
  • scientificbstudybofbbehaviorbandbmentalbprocesses.
  • 2) Akirabhasbdeclaredbpsychologybasbhisbmajor.bHebwillbbebstudyingbA)binternalbmedicine.

  • behaviorbandbmentalbprocesses.
  • mentalbdisordersbandbtheirbdiagnosisbandbtreatment.
  • thebdisordersbofbthebcentralbnervousbsystem.
  • 3) Absingle- sentencebdefinitionbofbpsychologybmaybbebmisleadingbbecausebA)bitbisbverybdifficultbtobstudybthebm indbandbbehaviorbscientifically.

  • psychologybisbabnarrower,bmorebspecificbfieldbthanbabgeneralbdefinitionbmightbsuggest.
  • psychologistsbdisagreebonbhowbbroadbpsychologybshouldbreallybbe.
  • thebdisciplinebofbpsychologybreallybhasbnobcoreborbcenter.
  • 4) Inborderbtobstudybmindbandbbehavior,bpsychologistsbA)brelybonbthebscientificbmethod.

  • usebtheirbintuition.
  • relybonbthebstudybofbinternalbmedicine.
  • usebspeculation.
  • 5) Inbwhichbofbthebfollowingbscenariosbisbabscientificbexplanationbbeingbprovidedbtobexplainbabpheno menon?

  • Whenbaskedbifbviolentbvideobgamesbhavebanbimpactbonbplayers,bDr.bLeebrepliesbthatbtherebisbsu
  • bstantialbempiricalbevidencebtobsuggestbabchangebinbthebgamers'bbehavior.

  • Whenbaskedbifbmoodbinfluencesbsocialbbehavior,bDr.bSesslerbrepliesbthatbhebbelievesbthatbitbdoe
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  • Whenbaskedbifbaddictionbisbabdiseaseborbabchoice,bDr.bSmithbrepliesbthatbhebknowsbmanybaddict
  • sbandbhebfeelsbthatbtheybhavebabdisease.

  • Whenbaskedbifbhebcanbtrainbhisbmindbtobnotbfeelbphysicalbpain,bDr.bFarnworthbrepliesbthatbhebfo
  • cusesbonbhisbbreathingbwhenbhebfeelsbpainbtobincreasebhisbtolerancebforbit.6) Whichbofbthebfollowingbstatementsbisbtruebofbthebdiversebsubfieldsbofbpsychology?

  • Theyballowbpsychologistsbtobexplainbdifferentbtypesbofbbehaviorbusingbthebsamebtechniquesban
  • dbexperiments.

  • Thoughbtheybarebindividuallybseparatebandbdistinct,btheyballbsharebabcommonbgoalbofbunderstan
  • dingbbehavior.

  • TheybalwaysbleadbtobanbMDb(doctorbofbmedicine)bdegree.
  • Theybarebnotbrelatedbatballbotherbthanbbeingbconsideredbabpartbofbpsychology.
  • 7) Dr.bAlvarezbisbcurrentlybstudyingbhowbthebdegenerationbofbcertainbcomponentsbofbnervebcellsbinbth ebbrainbleadsbtobLewybbodybdisease.bDr.bAlvarez'sbworkbisbmostblikelybtobbebabpartbofbthe________b subfieldbofbpsychology.

  • evolutionary
  • developmental
  • industrial-organizational
  • behavioralbneuroscience
  • 8) Whichbofbthebfollowingbisbthebfocusbofbexperimentalbpsychology?

  • exploringbthebrelationshipbbetweenbpsycho›logicalbfactorsbandbphysicalbailmentsborbdisease
  • investigatingbthebrelationshipbbetweenbpeoplebandbtheirbphysicalbenvironment
  • studyingbthebprocessesbofbsensing,bperceiving,blearning,bandbthinkingbaboutbthebworld
  • analyzingbhowbpeoplebgrowbandbchangebfrombthebmomentbofbconceptionbthroughbdeath
  • 9) Whichbofbthebfollowingbsubfieldsbofbpsychologybmatchesbwithbitsbdescription?

  • Cognitivebpsychologybexaminesbthebrelationshipbbetweenbthebnervousbsystembandbbehavior.
  • Developmentalbpsychologybexaminesbhowbpeoplebgrowbandbchangebfrombconceptionbthroughb
  • death.

  • Experimentalbpsychologybexploresbthebrelationshipbbetweenbpsycho›logicalbfactorsbandbphysi
  • calbailmentsborbdisease.

  • Clinicalbpsychologybfocusesbonbthebconsistencybinbpeople'sbbehaviorboverbtimebandbthebtraitsbt
  • hatbdifferentiatebonebper›sonbfrombanother.10) WhichbofbthebfollowingbsubfieldsbofbpsychologybisbCORRECTLY bmatchedbwithbabsamplebtopic? 2 / 4

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A) behavioralbneuroscience:bthebinfluencebofbchronicbstressbonbphysicalbhealth

  • developmentalbpsychology:bthebeffectivenessbofbdrugbtherapybforbobsessivecompulsivebdisord
  • er

  • cognitivebpsychology:bthebinfluencebofbanbeventbonbpeople'sbthinkingbD)bhealthbpsychology:bth
  • ebrolebthatbfrustrationbplaysbinbproducingbaggression 11) Whichbofbthebfollowingbisbtruebofbcognitivebpsychology?

  • Itbstudiesbthebinheritancebofbtraitsbrelatedbtobbehavior.
  • ItbstemsbfrombCharlesbDarwin'sbargumentsbinbhisbbook,bOnbthebOriginbofbSpecies.
  • Itbisbabsubspecialtybofbexperimentalbpsychology.
  • Itbincludesbsubfieldsbsuchbasbdevelopmentalbandbpersonalitybpsychology.
  • 12) ________bpsychologybfocusesbonbhigherbmentalbprocesses,bincludingbthinking,bmemory,breasonin g,bproblembsolving,bjudging,bdecisionbmaking,bandblanguage.

  • Developmental
  • Personality
  • Clinical
  • Cognitive
  • b 13) Whybisbthebtermbexperimentalbpsychologistbconsideredbsomewhatbmisleading?bA)bPsychologistsbi nbeverybsubfieldbusebthebexperimentalbmethod.

  • Thebtermbisbnoblongerbinbexistence.
  • Mostbpsychologicalbtopicsbarebnotbsuitedbtobexperimentalbstudy.
  • Experimentalbmethodsbarebonlybappropriatebtobthebstudybofbthebbiologicalbbasesbofbbehav
  • ior.14) Whichbofbthebfollowingbisbtruebofbevolutionarybpsychology?

  • Itbhasbalreadybledbtobpromisingbnewbtreatmentsbforbpsychologicalbdisorders.
  • Itbconsidersbhowbbehaviorbisbinfluencedbbybourbgeneticbinheritancebfrombourbancestors. 3 / 4

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  • Itbsuggestsbthatbsignificantbbehaviorsbcannotbbebunfoldedbautomaticallybasbtheybarebwiredbintobt
  • hebhumanbspecies.

  • Itbisbonebofbthebsubspecialtiesbofbexperimentalbpsychology.
  • 15) Whichbofbthebfollowingbbranchesbofbpsychologybfocusesbonbthebconsistencybinbpeople'sbbehaviorbo verbtimebandbthebtraitsbthatbdifferentiatebonebpersonbfrombanother?

  • clinicalbpsychology
  • personalitybpsychology
  • cognitivebpsychology
  • evolutionarybpsychology
  • 16) Dr.bChenbstudiesbhowbpeoplebgrowbandbchangebduringblatebadolescencebandbyoungbadulthood.bDr.b Dohertybfocusesbonbseveralbtraitsbthatbdistinguishbonebpersonbfrombanother.bDr.bChenbisba(bn)____ ____;bDr.bDohertybisba(n)________.

  • experimentalbpsychologist;bcognitivebpsychologist
  • healthbpsychologist;bclinicalbpsychologist
  • developmentalbpsychologist;bpersonalitybpsychologist
  • clinicalbpsychologist;bcounselingbpsychologist
  • 17) Dr.bEbrahimbisbinvolvedbinbabstudybthatbtracksbthebchangesbinbpeerbrelationshipsbamongbadolescent sbbetweenbthebagesb13bandb17.bDr.bEbrahimbisba(n)________bpsychologist.

  • cognitive
  • evolutionary
  • educational
  • developmental
  • b

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