TEST BANK FOR PSYCHOLOGY: FRONTIERS AND APPLICATIONS 7TH CANADIAN EDITION MICHAEL W. PASSER RONALD E. SMITH MICHAEL ATKINSON JOHN MITCHELL ISBN-10: 1260065782 ISBN-13: 9781260065787 SOLUTION MANUAL ALL CHAPTERS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR REVISION

TEST BANK FOR PSYCHOLOGY: FRONTIERS AND APPLICATIONS 7TH CANADIAN EDITION MICHAEL W. PASSER RONALD E. SMITH MICHAEL ATKINSON JOHN MITCHELL ISBN-10: 2 ISBN-13: 5787 SOLUTION MANUAL ALL CHAPTERS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR REVISION Test Bank for Psychology: Frontiers And Applications, 7th Canadian Edition, Michael W. Passer, Ronald E. Smith, Michael Atkinson, John Mitchell, ISBN-10: 2, ISBN-13: 5787 Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 – Psychology: The Science of Behaviour CHAPTER 2 – Studying Behaviour Scientifically CHAPTER 3 – Biological Foundations of Behaviour CHAPTER 4 – Genes, Evolution, and Behaviour CHAPTER 5 – Sensation and Perception CHAPTER 6 – States of Consciousness CHAPTER 7 – Learning and Adaptation: The Role of Experience CHAPTER 8 – Memory CHAPTER 9 – Language and Thinking CHAPTER 10 – Intelligence CHAPTER 11 – Motivation and Emotion CHAPTER 12 – Development over the Lifespan CHAPTER 13 – Behaviour in a Social Context CHAPTER 14 – Personality CHAPTER 15 – Stress, Coping, and Health CHAPTER 16 – Psychological Disorders CHAPTER 17 – Treatment of Psychological Disorders 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 Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 01-01 The Nature of Psychology Topic: 01-05 Psychology as a Basic and Applied Science Chapter 01 - Psychology: The Science of Behaviour 1-4 12. The early school of American psychology looks at the functions of consciousness and behaviour in helping the individual adapting to their environment and also satisfy their needs. Collectively this is termed structuralism? FALSE Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 01-01 The Nature of Psychology Topic: 01-06 Psychology's Broad Scope: A Simple Framework Multiple Choice Questions 13. The field of psychology is concerned with the scientific study of A. directly observable behaviours but not internal states and processes B. internal states and processes but not directly observable behaviours C. personality and abnormal behaviour D. directly observable behaviours and internal states and processes Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 01-01 The Nature of Psychology Topic: 01-01 The Nature of Psychology 14. The subfield of psychology that would be concerned with studying leadership, teamwork, job satisfaction, and performance is called psychology. A. cognitive B. human C. experimental D. industrial-organizational (I/O) Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 01-01 The Nature of Psychology Topic: 01-01 The Nature of Psychology Chapter 01 - Psychology: The Science of Behaviour 1-5 15. A professor asks a student to assist in a research the psychology department is conducting on different parenting styles. The professor is a(n) psychologist. A. experimental B. developmental C. personality D. social Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Apply Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 01-01 The Nature of Psychology Topic: 01-01 The Nature of Psychology 16. Evidence gained through experience and observation is called . A. real world data B. empirical evidence C. personal evidence D. rational evidence Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 01-01 The Nature of Psychology Topic: 01-02 Psychology's Scientific Approach 17. One of the greatest strengths of the scientific method is that, it is A. a self-correcting process B. free from error C. free from speculation D. only undertaken for the greater good Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 01-01 The Nature of Psychology Topic: 01-02 Psychology's Scientific Approach Chapter 01 - Psychology: The Science of Behaviour 1-6 18. Compared to the other ways of trying to understand the world, critical thinking is unique in that it emphasizes A. learning how to personally conduct actual research experiments B. taking an active role when attempting to understand something C. relying on experts to tell us what is accurate and true D. understanding the meaning of particular statistics Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 01-01 The Nature of Psychology Topic: 01-03 Thinking Critically about Behaviour 19. Which of these is NOT the benefit of critical thinking in helping us avoid many negative outcomes? A. Spending money and energy on bogus therapies B. Basing important decisions on fortune tellers' bogus advice C. Using 'educational' toys for children that have not shown to be educational D. Taking a passive role about the world around us Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 01-01 The Nature of Psychology Topic: 01-03 Thinking Critically about Behaviour Chapter 01 - Psychology: The Science of Behaviour 1-7 20. During dinner one evening, Ariel mentions that she just read in a popular magazine that a particular herbal substance improves memory. She's very excited about trying this supplement in hopes that it might improve her grades. Sitting across the table from her, Juan is skeptical. He begins to ask her about such things as the nature of the evidence regarding the herb's effectiveness and how big the memory improvement effect is supposed to be. Juan's behaviour is most consistent with which of the following concepts discussed in the text? A. Gestalt psychology B. Functionalism C. British empiricism D. Critical thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Apply Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: 01-01 The Nature of Psychology Topic: 01-03 Thinking Critically about Behaviour 21. All of the following are specifically mentioned as questions to consider asking when engaged in critical thinking about a claim, EXCEPT this. A. Are there other possible explanations? B. What is the evidence? C. What do other people think about this? D. What is the most reasonable conclusion? Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 01-01 The Nature of Psychology Topic: 01-03 Thinking Critically about Behaviour