Writing for Psychology International Edition 4th Edition by Mark L. Mitchell – Test Bank

A.

mind…body

B.

word…study

C.

normal…abnormal

D.

mind…word

A.

So far, psychologists just don’t know very much.

B.

Few statements about psychology apply to all people, all the time.

C.

A psychologist wants to hear your answer first.

D.

The psychologist is stalling for time while thinking of an answer.

A.

People were quicker to become angry.

B.

People became more likely to rate someone’s personality as “warm.”

C.

People became more interested in a trip to a tropical country.

D.

People were able to answer correctly more questions about food and drinks.

A.

On average, students became more alert and attentive.

B.

On average, students finished the test more quickly.

C.

On average, students erased and changed more of their answers.

D.

On average, students got lower test scores.

A.

It is easier to make accurate measurements in sensation.

B.

Psychologists find sensation more interesting.

C.

Research on emotion is more expensive.

D.

The answers concerning emotion are so obvious that no research is necessary.

A.

after doing something, a person has an urge to engage in the opposite behavior.

B.

people can choose for themselves what kind of people they want to be.

C.

behavioral development depends equally on heredity and environment.

D.

behavior follows principles of cause and effect.

A.

free will.

B.

determinism.

C.

hereditarianism.

D.

environmentalism.

A.

assumption that every event has a cause

B.

personality trait marked by persistence and effort

C.

belief that behavior is caused by a person’s conscious decisions

D.

view that conscious experience is inseparable from the physical brain

A.

hereditarianism

B.

environmentalism

C.

free will

D.

determinism

A.

determinism

B.

parsimony

C.

synesthesia

D.

replicability

A.

heredity plays a critical role in the development of behavior.

B.

some choices go beyond the realm that science could study or predict.

C.

different parts of the brain control different types of behavior.

D.

behavior is basically predictable.

A.

the mind and brain are separate entities.

B.

people can sometimes change their opinions.

C.

all behaviors have causes that scientists can study.

D.

people have a conscious mind.

A.

people can change their own behavior if they try hard enough.

B.

the development of behavior depends more on the environment than on genetics.

C.

every behavior has a cause.

D.

the only way to find out why people act as they do is simply to ask them.

A.

useful

B.

inherited.

C.

persistent.

D.

predictable.

A.

the role of heredity in the development of behavior.

B.

whether it is possible to predict behaviors.

C.

whether different parts of the brain have different functions in behavior.

D.

why certain people work harder to achieve their goals than other people do.

A.

Some behaviors are controlled mostly by heredity and others mostly by environment.

B.

Two parts of the brain control the same aspects of behavior.

C.

Some people with high motivation to succeed nevertheless fail.

D.

Certain behaviors are completely unpredictable.

A.

free will versus determinism

B.

the mind-brain problem

C.

the nature-nurture issue

D.

the ethics of behavior modification

A.

People have a free will.

B.

Some behaviors have causes but others do not.

C.

Some behaviors have many complex causes.

D.

The experimental method is appropriate only for the physical sciences.

A.

Which is more important in controlling behavior, the mind or the brain?

B.

How is the mind related to the brain and does one control the other?

C.

What causes the mind to undergo “out-of-body” experiences?

D.

Which part of the mind controls the body?

A.

“How does brain activity relate to mental activity?”

B.

“Which is stronger, the mind or the body?”

C.

“Is the mind aware of anything that goes on in the body?”

D.

“Do you mind what I do with your body?”