TEST BANK FOR PSYCHOLOGY: FRONTIERS AND APPLICATIONS 7TH CANADIAN EDITION MICHAEL W. PASSER RONALD E. SMITH MICHAEL ATKINSON JOHN MITCHELL

Psychology: The Science of Behaviour True / False Questions 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. FALSE Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Apply Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 01-01 The Nature of Psychology Topic: 01-05 Psychology as a Basic and Applied Science 2. Monism suggests that mind is brain, whereas dualism suggests that mind influences brain. TRUE Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Analyze Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 01-02 Perspectives on Behaviour Topic: 01-08 Psychology's Intellectual Roots 3. The functionalism school of psychological thought made use of the technique called introspection to gather knowledge. FALSE Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 01-02 Perspectives on Behaviour Topic: 01-09 Early Schools: Structuralism and Functionalism Chapter 01 - Psychology: The Science of Behaviour 1-2 4. William James is generally considered to be one of the founders of the school of psychological thought called functionalism. TRUE Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 01-02 Perspectives on Behaviour Topic: 01-09 Early Schools: Structuralism and Functionalism 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 Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 01-02 Perspectives on Behaviour 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 Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 01-02 Perspectives on Behaviour Topic: 01-11 The Behavioural Perspective: The Power of the Environment 7. A criticism of the evolutionary approach is that it places too much emphasis on cultural factors. FALSE Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 01-02 Perspectives on Behaviour Topic: 01-15 The Biological Perspective: The Brain, Genes, and Evolution Chapter 01 - Psychology: The Science of Behaviour 1-3 8. The levels-of-analysis approach considers the molecular, biological, and environmental perspectives when explaining behaviour. FALSE Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Difficulty: Medium 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 Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: 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? TRUE Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 01-01 The Nature of Psychology Topic: 01-04 Psychology's Goals 11. If someone wants to learn about how eating behaviour affects school performance then incorporating the principles of applied research is an ideal approach? TRUE