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,Test Bank for Psychology Frontiers And
Applications 7th Edition Passer
Answers are located in the second half of this document.
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) A researcher who is studying the effect of sleep on cognitive ability develops a general
theory about the relevance of sleep for psychological phenomena. This is an example of applied
research.

⊚ true
⊚ false

Question Details
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Learning Objective : 01-01 The Nature of Psychology
Topic : 01-05 Psychology as a Basic and Applied Science
Bloom's : Apply
Difficulty : Medium



2) Monism suggests that mind is brain, whereas dualism suggests that mind influences
brain.

⊚ true
⊚ false

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Difficulty : Medium
Learning Objective : 01-02 Perspectives on Behaviour
Topic : 01-08 Psychology's Intellectual Roots
Bloom's : Analyze



3) The functionalism school of psychological thought made use of the technique called
introspection to gather knowledge.

⊚ true
⊚ false

Question Details
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Learning Objective : 01-02 Perspectives on Behaviour
Topic : 01-09 Early Schools: Structuralism and Functionalism
Bloom's : Remember
Difficulty : Easy
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,4) William James is generally considered to be one of the founders of the school of
psychological thought called functionalism.

⊚ true
⊚ false

Question Details
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Learning Objective : 01-02 Perspectives on Behaviour
Topic : 01-09 Early Schools: Structuralism and Functionalism
Bloom's : Remember
Difficulty : Easy



5) The proponents of the behavioural perspective of psychology tend to favour the use of
direct observation over reasoning as a means of gaining knowledge.

⊚ true
⊚ false

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Learning Objective : 01-02 Perspectives on Behaviour
Bloom's : Remember
Difficulty : Easy
Topic : 01-11 The Behavioural Perspective: The Power of the Environment



6) The behavioural psychological perspective typically operates at the environmental level
of analysis.

⊚ true
⊚ false

Question Details
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Learning Objective : 01-02 Perspectives on Behaviour
Bloom's : Remember
Difficulty : Easy
Topic : 01-11 The Behavioural Perspective: The Power of the Environment




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, 7) A criticism of the evolutionary approach is that it places too much emphasis on cultural
factors.

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⊚ false

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Learning Objective : 01-02 Perspectives on Behaviour
Difficulty : Easy
Topic : 01-15 The Biological Perspective: The Brain, Genes, and Evolution
Bloom's : Understand



8) The levels-of-analysis approach considers the molecular, biological, and environmental
perspectives when explaining behaviour.

⊚ true
⊚ false

Question Details
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Difficulty : Medium
Bloom's : Remember
Learning Objective : 01-03 Using Levels of Analysis to Integrate the Perspectives
Topic : 01-16 Using Levels of Analysis to Integrate the Perspectives



9) The three important guidelines for effective time management are using written
schedules, prioritizing, and breaking down large tasks into smaller ones.

⊚ true
⊚ false

Question Details
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Bloom's : Remember
Difficulty : Easy
Learning Objective : 01-04 Psychology Today
Topic : 01-19 Psychology Today



10) Predictability of the nature of behaviour of people under certain conditions is not
considered a foundational goal of psychology?


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