PSYCHOLOGY FROM
INQUIRY TO
UNDERSTANDING 3RD
CANADIANEDITION
TEST BANK
ISBN-13: 978-0133870282
ISBN-10: 0133870286
SAMPLE:
Chapter 1: PSYCHOLOGY AND SCIENTIFIC THINKING
Fill in the Blank Questions
1) An explanation for a large number of findings in the natural world is what a scientist would
call a scientific theory.
Question ID: Lil 3ce 1.3-3
Difficulty: 2
Page Ref: 17
Topic: Psychology as a Science
Skill: Factual
2) Most people get their knowledge about psychological topics not from scientific journals or
academic-related books but rather from popular psychology (or the popular psychology
industry).
, Question ID: Lil 3ce 1.3-1
Difficulty: 1
Page Ref: 2
Topic: Psychology and Scientific Thinking: A Framework for Everyday Life (Introduction)
Skill: Factual
3) Naive realism refers to a person’s belief that he or she accurately and objectively sees the
world as it is.
Question ID: Lil 3ce 1.3-2
Difficulty: 2
Page Ref: 15
Topic: Why We Can’t Always Trust Our Common Sense
Skill: Factual
4) Tatiana is a manager of a large grocery store, and she believes that, if left to their own devices,
her high-school- and college-age workers would do nothing but text and talk on their cellphones.
She constantly watches and warns these employees about being written up or fired for repeated
violations of the no cellphone use policy. However, she often ignores the same behaviour by her
older adult employees. It would be wise to warn her of the dangers of the confirmation bias.
Question ID: Lil 3ce 1.3-4
Difficulty: 3
Page Ref: 18–19
Topic: Psychology as a Science
Skill: Applied/Conceptual
INQUIRY TO
UNDERSTANDING 3RD
CANADIANEDITION
TEST BANK
ISBN-13: 978-0133870282
ISBN-10: 0133870286
SAMPLE:
Chapter 1: PSYCHOLOGY AND SCIENTIFIC THINKING
Fill in the Blank Questions
1) An explanation for a large number of findings in the natural world is what a scientist would
call a scientific theory.
Question ID: Lil 3ce 1.3-3
Difficulty: 2
Page Ref: 17
Topic: Psychology as a Science
Skill: Factual
2) Most people get their knowledge about psychological topics not from scientific journals or
academic-related books but rather from popular psychology (or the popular psychology
industry).
, Question ID: Lil 3ce 1.3-1
Difficulty: 1
Page Ref: 2
Topic: Psychology and Scientific Thinking: A Framework for Everyday Life (Introduction)
Skill: Factual
3) Naive realism refers to a person’s belief that he or she accurately and objectively sees the
world as it is.
Question ID: Lil 3ce 1.3-2
Difficulty: 2
Page Ref: 15
Topic: Why We Can’t Always Trust Our Common Sense
Skill: Factual
4) Tatiana is a manager of a large grocery store, and she believes that, if left to their own devices,
her high-school- and college-age workers would do nothing but text and talk on their cellphones.
She constantly watches and warns these employees about being written up or fired for repeated
violations of the no cellphone use policy. However, she often ignores the same behaviour by her
older adult employees. It would be wise to warn her of the dangers of the confirmation bias.
Question ID: Lil 3ce 1.3-4
Difficulty: 3
Page Ref: 18–19
Topic: Psychology as a Science
Skill: Applied/Conceptual
