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Psychology 14th Edition by Robert Feldman
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,Chap 01. Introduction to Psychology.
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1) Psychology is defined as the kr kr kr kr




A) intuition-based approach to study human behavior. kr kr kr kr kr




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C) study of mental disorders and their treatment.
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2) Akira has declared psychology as his major. He will be studying
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C) mental disorders and their diagnosis and treatment.
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D) the disorders of the central nervous system.
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3) A single-sentence definition of psychology may be misleading because
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A) it is very difficult to study the mind and behavior scientifically.
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B) psychology is a narrower, more specific field than a general definition might suggest.
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D) the discipline of psychology really has no core or center.
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4) In order to study mind and behavior, psychologists
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C) rely on the study of internal medicine.
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,5) In which of the following scenarios is a scientific explanation being provided to explain a
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phenomenon?
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A) When asked if violent video games have an impact on players, Dr. Lee replies that
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there is substantial empirical evidence to suggest a change in the gamers' behavior.
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B) When asked if mood influences social behavior, Dr. Sessler replies that he believes
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C) When asked if addiction is a disease or a choice, Dr. Smith replies that he knows
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many addicts and he feels that they have a disease.
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D) When asked if he can train his mind to not feel physical pain, Dr. Farnworth replies
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that he focuses on his breathing when he feels pain to increase his tolerance for it.
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6) Which of the following statements is true of the diverse subfields of psychology?
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A) They allow psychologists to explain different types of behavior using the same
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techniques and experiments.
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B) Though they are individually separate and distinct, they all share a common goal of
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understanding behavior.
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C) They always lead to an MD (doctor of medicine) degree.
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D) They are not related at all other than being considered a part of psychology.
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7) Dr. Alvarez is currently studying how the degeneration of certain components of nerve cells
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in the brain leads to Lewy body disease. Dr. Alvarez's work is most likely to be a part of
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A) evolutionary
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8) Which of the following is the focus of experimental psychology?
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A) exploring the relationship between psycho−logical factors and physical ailments or
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disease
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C) studying the processes of sensing, perceiving, learning, and thinking about the world
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D) analyzing how people grow and change from the moment of conception through
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, 9) Which of the following subfields of psychology matches with its description?
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A) Cognitive psychology examines the relationship between the nervous system and
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behavior.
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through death.
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C) Experimental psychology explores the relationship between psycho−logical factors
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and physical ailments or disease.
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D) Clinical psychology focuses on the consistency in people's behavior over time and the
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traits that differentiate one per−son from another.
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10) Which of the following subfields of psychology is CORRECTLY matched with a sample
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topic?
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A) behavioral neuroscience: the influence of chronic stress on physical health
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compulsive disorder
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C) cognitive psychology: the influence of an event on people's thinking
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D) health psychology: the role that frustration plays in producing aggression
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11) Which of the following is true of cognitive psychology?
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A) It studies the inheritance of traits related to behavior.
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B) It stems from Charles Darwin's arguments in his book, On the Origin of Species.
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C) It is a subspecialty of experimental psychology.
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D) It includes subfields such as developmental and personality psychology.
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12) psychology focuses on higher mental processes, including thinking, memory,
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reasoning, problem solving, judging, decision making, and language.
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A) Developmental
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