Applications 7th Edition Passer EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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.
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⊚ false
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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.
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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.
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Learning Objective : 01-02 Perspectives on Behaviour
Topic : 01-09 Early Schools: Structuralism and Functionalism
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,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.
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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.
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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.
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⊚ 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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