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CORRECT ANSWERS ARE LOCATED IN THE 2ND HALF OF THIS DOC.
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) Psychologists describe and explain, but are not concerned with predicting human behaviour.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) The field of psychology provides insight into the inner workings of the brain.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Infants love their mothers primarily because their mothers fulfill their basic biological needs,
such as providing food.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) Since psychology is primarily counselling or a "talking" field, technological advances have
less influence on it than on sciences.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) Psychologists are equally distributed in various workplaces throughout Canada.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) A 2006 Quebec census showed that approximately 25 percent of psychologists worked in the
health care and social assistance sectors.
⊚ true
⊚ false
7) It is nearly impossible to work in the field of psychology without a doctoral degree.
⊚ true
⊚ false
8) Seven thousand years ago, people assumed that psychological problems were caused by evil
spirits.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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Canadian Edition Feldman
Essentials of Understanding Psychology Edition 7 by
Feldman
9) Franz Josef Gall's theory gave rise to the "science" of phrenology, which was used by
practitioners in the nineteenth century.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) Psychology's roots can be traced back to the ancient Greeks, who considered the mind to be a
suitable topic for scholarly contemplation.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) Philosopher Plato (427-347 BCE) and French philosopher and mathematician René
Descartes (1596-1650), believed that no knowledge was inborn in humans; all was acquired
through learning.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) Functionalism can be thought of as an early precursor of the contemporary field of
evolutionary psychology.
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) Margaret Floy Washburn was the first woman to receive a doctorate in psychology.
⊚ true
⊚ false
14) Leta Stetter Hollingworth was the first woman to admitted to a psychology program
⊚ true
⊚ false
15) The neuroscience perspective places an emphasis on nurture.
⊚ true
⊚ false
16) American-born Donald Hebb is known as the Father of neuropsychology.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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17) The Behavioural perspective grew out of a rejection of psychology's early emphasis on the
inner workings of the mind.
⊚ true
⊚ false
18) A psychologist with interests in behavioural neuroscience might wonder how damage to the
brain affects a person's memory for important events.
⊚ true
⊚ false
19) An underlying viewpoint of the Humanistic perspective was well described in Viktor Frankl's
book entitled, "Man's Search for Meaning."
⊚ true
⊚ false
20) Indigenous psychology arose to show support of traditional mainstream psychology.
⊚ true
⊚ false
21) Carrying out research designed to support or refute the explanation is the final step in the
scientific method.
⊚ true
⊚ false
22) The hypothesis is developed in the identifying questions of interest step of a scientific
method.
⊚ true
⊚ false
23) Research, a systematic inquiry aimed at the discovery of new knowledge, is a central
ingredient of the scientific method in psychology.
⊚ true
⊚ false
24) It is important for the naturalistic observer to be unobtrusive and produce no unnecessary
changes in the environment.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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Canadian Edition Feldman
Essentials of Understanding Psychology Edition 7 by
Feldman
CORRECT ANSWERS ARE LOCATED IN THE 2ND HALF OF THIS DOC.
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) Psychologists describe and explain, but are not concerned with predicting human behaviour.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) The field of psychology provides insight into the inner workings of the brain.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Infants love their mothers primarily because their mothers fulfill their basic biological needs,
such as providing food.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) Since psychology is primarily counselling or a "talking" field, technological advances have
less influence on it than on sciences.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) Psychologists are equally distributed in various workplaces throughout Canada.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) A 2006 Quebec census showed that approximately 25 percent of psychologists worked in the
health care and social assistance sectors.
⊚ true
⊚ false
7) It is nearly impossible to work in the field of psychology without a doctoral degree.
⊚ true
⊚ false
8) Seven thousand years ago, people assumed that psychological problems were caused by evil
spirits.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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,ACCESS Test Bank for Essentials of Understanding Psychology 7th
Canadian Edition Feldman
Essentials of Understanding Psychology Edition 7 by
Feldman
9) Franz Josef Gall's theory gave rise to the "science" of phrenology, which was used by
practitioners in the nineteenth century.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) Psychology's roots can be traced back to the ancient Greeks, who considered the mind to be a
suitable topic for scholarly contemplation.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) Philosopher Plato (427-347 BCE) and French philosopher and mathematician René
Descartes (1596-1650), believed that no knowledge was inborn in humans; all was acquired
through learning.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) Functionalism can be thought of as an early precursor of the contemporary field of
evolutionary psychology.
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) Margaret Floy Washburn was the first woman to receive a doctorate in psychology.
⊚ true
⊚ false
14) Leta Stetter Hollingworth was the first woman to admitted to a psychology program
⊚ true
⊚ false
15) The neuroscience perspective places an emphasis on nurture.
⊚ true
⊚ false
16) American-born Donald Hebb is known as the Father of neuropsychology.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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Canadian Edition Feldman
Essentials of Understanding Psychology Edition 7 by
Feldman
17) The Behavioural perspective grew out of a rejection of psychology's early emphasis on the
inner workings of the mind.
⊚ true
⊚ false
18) A psychologist with interests in behavioural neuroscience might wonder how damage to the
brain affects a person's memory for important events.
⊚ true
⊚ false
19) An underlying viewpoint of the Humanistic perspective was well described in Viktor Frankl's
book entitled, "Man's Search for Meaning."
⊚ true
⊚ false
20) Indigenous psychology arose to show support of traditional mainstream psychology.
⊚ true
⊚ false
21) Carrying out research designed to support or refute the explanation is the final step in the
scientific method.
⊚ true
⊚ false
22) The hypothesis is developed in the identifying questions of interest step of a scientific
method.
⊚ true
⊚ false
23) Research, a systematic inquiry aimed at the discovery of new knowledge, is a central
ingredient of the scientific method in psychology.
⊚ true
⊚ false
24) It is important for the naturalistic observer to be unobtrusive and produce no unnecessary
changes in the environment.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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