1.
Psychology is defined as the:
A.
intuition-based approach to study human behavior.
B.
speculative method to find answers about human
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C.
study of mental disorders and their treatment.
D.
scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
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2.
Akira has declared psychology as his major. He will be studying:
A.
internal medicine.
B.
behavior and mental processes.
C.
mental disorders and their diagnosis and treatment.
D.
the disorders of the central nervous system.
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3.
A single-sentence definition of psychology may be misleading because:
A.
it is very difficult to study the mind and behavior scientifically.
B.
psychology is a narrower, more specific field than a general definition might suggest.
C.
psychologists disagree on how broad psychology should really be.
D.
the discipline of psychology really has no core or center.
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4.
Which of the following is NOT one of the goals of psychology?
A.
Obfuscation
B.
Description
C.
Prediction
D.
Explanation
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5.
In order to study mind and behavior, psychologists:
A.
rely on the scientific method.
B.
use their intuition.
C.
rely on the study of internal medicine.
D.
use speculation.
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6.
In what way are the diverse subfields of psychology related?
A.
They allow psychologists to explain different types of behavior in the same way.
B.
They ultimately share a common goal.
C.
They always lead to an M.D. [Show Less]