PHYSICOLOGICAL SCIENCE 7TH EDITION GAZZANIGA
TEST BANK
Inclusive of Chapters 1-15
MULTIPLE CHOICE
CHAPTER 01: The Science of Psychology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. 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: 11 What Is Psychological Science?OBJ: 11A NAT:
APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
MSC: Remembering
2. Psychological science is the study of:
A the mind C behavior
B the brain D all of the above
ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: 11 What Is Psychological Science?OBJ: 11A NAT:
APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
MSC: Remembering
3. Trying to understand the relationship between the actions of neurons and athought is an example of
the connection between:
A the brain and themind C genes and the
mind
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, B nature and nur-ture D the brain and
emotion
ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: 11 What Is Psychological Science?OBJ: 11A NAT:
APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
MSC: Applying
4. 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 themind
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, 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: 11 What Is Psychological Science?OBJ: 11A NAT:
APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
MSC: Applying
5. 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 onlystudies
the mind
B Candace is correct Psychology onlystudies
behavior
C Both are correct Psychology studiesboth the
mind and behavior
D Both are incorrect Psychology onlystudies
emotions
ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: 11 What Is Psychological Science?OBJ: 11A NAT:
APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
MSC: Understanding
6. Allanah is a psychology major Which of the following best describes what Al-lanah will learn about?
A the structure and function of thebrain
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: 11 What Is Psychological Science?OBJ: 11A NAT:
APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
MSC: Understanding
7. For much of its history, psychologists focused mostly on:
A the brain C behaviors
B disorders D the mind
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: 11 What Is Psychological Science?OBJ: 11A NAT:
APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
MSC: Remembering
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, 8. 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 theplayground
B Dr Well, who studies neural activityduring 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: 11 What Is Psychological Science?OBJ: 11A
NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 5, ProfessionalDevelopment
MSC: Applying
9. 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 trainingactivities of
professional athletes
ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: 11 What Is Psychological Science?OBJ: 11A
NAT: APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 5, ProfessionalDevelopment
MSC: Applying
10. Which of the following is an example of a psychologist who is studying behav-ior?
A Dr Wick, who studies how certainsmells can
trigger certain feelings
B Dr Woods, who studies patterns ofneural
activity related to drug use
C Dr Paul, who studies the thought
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