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11. Which of the following subfields of psychology CORRECTLY matched with : 1252415
11. Which of the following subfields of psychology is CORRECTLY matched with a sample topic?
A. Behavioral neuroscience: the influence of chronic stress on physical health
B. Developmental psychology: the effectiveness of drug therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder
C. Cognitive psychology: the influence of on event on people’s thinking
D. Health psychology: the role that frustration plays in producing aggression
12. How are cognitive and experimental psychology related?
A. They are the same.
B. They are two completely distinct subfields of psychology.
C. Cognitive psychology is part of experimental psychology.
D. Experimental psychology is part of cognitive psychology.
13. _____ psychology focuses on higher mental processes, including thinking, memory, reasoning, problem solving, judging, decision making, and language.
A. Developmental
B. Personality
C. Clinical
D. Cognitive
14. Developmental psychology:
A. focuses primarily on educational, social, and career adjustment problems.
B. studies how people grow and change from the moment of conception through death.
C. focuses on higher mental processes, including thinking, memory, reasoning, problem solving, judging, decision making, and language.
D. deals with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological disorders.
15. Personality psychology:
A. focuses primarily on educational, social, and career adjustment problems.
B. focuses on the consistency in people’s behavior over time and the traits that differentiate one person from another.
C. focuses on higher mental processes, including thinking, memory, reasoning, problem solving, judging, decision making, and language.
D. deals with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological disorders.
16. Dr. Chen studies how people grow and change during late adolescence and young adulthood; Dr. Doherty focuses on several traits that distinguish one person from another. Dr. Chen is a(n) _____ psychologist; Dr. Doherty is a _____.
A. experimental psychologist; cognitive psychologist
B. health psychologist; clinical psychologist
C. developmental psychologist; personality psychologist
D. clinical psychologist; counseling psychologist
17. Dr. Ebrahim examines how children’s friendships change through elementary and middle-school years. Dr. Ebrahim is a(n) _____ psychologist.
A. clinical
B. evolutionary
C. experimental
D. developmental
18. At a conference on terrorism research, a panel of psychologists is discussing suicide bombers. Dr. Gerami outlines the role of charismatic leaders in encouraging the actions of suicide bombers. Dr. Hespeler argues that sometimes, suicide bombing may be seen as a rational response to a particular system of beliefs. Finally, Dr. Islington reviews the internal traits associated with suicide bombing. Which of the following alternatives BEST identifies the subfields in which each of these psychologists probably specializes?
A. Dr. Gerami: personality psychology; Dr. Hespeler: cross-cultural psychology; Dr. Islington: social psychology
B. Dr. Gerami: social psychology; Dr. Hespeler: personality psychology; Dr. Islington: cross-cultural psychology
C. Dr. Gerami: social psychology; Dr. Hespeler: cross-cultural psychology; Dr. Islington: personality psychology
D. Dr. Gerami: cross-cultural psychology; Dr. Hespeler: experimental psychology; Dr. Islington: personality psychology
19. Enterprise City has been hard hit by a recent economic downturn. Local psychologists are holding a public workshop to help the citizens cope with the adversity. Dr. Kurutz is outlining strategies to help laid-off adults avoid overeating, or the use of drugs or alcohol. Dr. Kurutz is most clearly a(n) _____ psychologist.
A. experimental
B. cross-cultural
C. social
D. health
20. Which branch of psychology explores the relationship between psychological factors and physical ailments or disease?
A. Developmental psychology
B. Health psychology
C. Perceptual psychology
D. Clinical neuropsychology
