Test Bank for Psychology Frontiers And Applications 7th Edition Passer

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

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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

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Learning Objective : 01-02 Perspectives on Behaviour
Topic : 01-09 Early Schools: Structuralism and Functionalism
Bloom's : Remember

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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

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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

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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




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

⊚ true
⊚ 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

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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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