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1. Psychology is the scientific study of:
- mental processes but not behavior.
- behavior and mental processes.
- mental disorders and their treatments.
- behavior but not mental processes.
ANSWER: b
- When Anaïs found out that she may have an identical twin she didn't know about, she wanted to find out
- mental processes but not behavior.
- behavior and mental processes.
- mental disorders and their treatments.
- behavior but not mental processes.
where this other young woman was born and whether she was adopted as well. Anaïs was also feeling excited and nervous. These thoughts, feelings, and her search for answers are all examples of:
ANSWER: b
- When Sam was waiting to meet her identical twin for the first time, she heard a laugh coming from behind
- mental process; psychology
- behavior; psychology
- sign of a mental disorder; psychoanalysis
- sign of introspection; psychoanalysis
the door. It sounded just like her own laugh, but it was the laugh of her identical twin, Anaïs. This similarity in laughter is an example of a _____, which is one of the things studied in _____.
ANSWER: b
- The primary difference between mental processes and behavior is that unlike behavior, mental processes
cannot be directly:
- studied.
- observed.
- assessed.
- experimentally examined.
ANSWER: b
5. Akira has declared psychology as his major. He will be studying:
- only mental processes.
- only behavior.
- mental disorders and their treatments. 1 / 4
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- behavior and mental processes.
ANSWER: d
- Psychology is a relatively _____ field with _____ subfields and areas of interest.
- narrow; five major
- narrow; 10 major
- broad; over 50
- broad; over 200
ANSWER: c
- Aurora is a neuropsychologist focused on mapping certain reward circuits in the brain. She is not concerned
- basic.
- survey.
- experimental.
- applied.
about how her work might be used to change behavior, but instead she is just trying to further knowledge about these circuits for the sake of knowledge. Aurora's research can be described as:
ANSWER: a
- Beatriz has just received her doctoral degree in psychology. She has decided to devote her career to basic
research, which means she is likely to find employment in a:
- university laboratory.
- private clinical practice.
- Fortune 500 company.
- government-funded clinical practice.
ANSWER: a
- The largest area of specialization in psychology is the clinical and counseling focus. This specialization of
- basic.
- applied.
- educational.
- psychoanalytic.
psychology focuses on how to change behavior within people, so the research in this specialization is usually:
ANSWER: b
- Research with the goal of changing behaviors or outcomes is called _____ research.
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- survey
- experimental
- applied
ANSWER: d
- General explorations of human memory and sensory abilities are examples of _____ research.
- basic
- applied
- clinical
- experimental
ANSWER: a
- Aurelio is a psychologist who has conducted research on strategies that improve learning in a laboratory
- Aurelio's research is applied, whereas Cassandra's is basic.
- Aurelio's research is basic, whereas Cassandra's is applied.
- Aurelio's research focuses on real-world applications, whereas Cassandra's does not.
- Both Aurelio's and Cassandra's research would be considered basic.
setting. Cassandra is a psychologist who has taken the findings of Aurelio's research and has used them to improve learning in a group of fifth graders at a public school. Which statement is correct regarding Aurelio's and Cassandra's research?
ANSWER: b
- Dr. Segal studied Sam and Anaïs, identical twins who were separated at birth. This research can be extended
to important nature and nurture questions about disease and psychological processes for all individuals
including twins and non-twins. Dr. Segal's research is:
- applied.
- basic.
- structural in nature.
- functional in nature.
ANSWER: a
- The goals that lay the foundation for the scientific approach in psychology include:
- exploring past experiences and using common sense.
- logical reasoning and understanding historical foundations.
- describing, explaining, predicting, and changing behavior.
- surveying, observing, and interviewing people.
ANSWER: c
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Test Bank for Scientific American Presenting Psychology, 3e Deborah Licht, Misty Hull, Coco Ballantyne (All Chapters Download the link at the end of Chapters)
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- For her final project in graduate school, called her doctoral dissertation, Chondra monitored the participants
- describe
- explain
- predict
- change
of a mindfulness meditation program at a local grade school. Her work focused on which goal of psychology?
ANSWER: a
- In a small, preliminary study of sixth graders, Kang and colleagues (2018) found that students who practiced
- social skills
- academic achievement
- physical well-being
- emotional well-being
mindfulness meditation in school reported greater improvement in _____ than those who did not.
ANSWER: d
- In a small, preliminary study of sixth graders, Kang and colleagues (2018) found that mindful meditation in
- describe
- explain
- predict
- change
school resulted in greater improvements in emotional well-being. The results of this study illustrate which goal of psychology?
ANSWER: d
- A goal of psychology is to _____, which involves using research findings to shape or modify behavior, or to
- explain
- survey
- predict
- change
apply the findings in order to direct behavior in a beneficial way.
ANSWER: d
- Organizing and making sense of behavioral observations is central to psychology's goal of:
- description.
- prediction.
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