Test Bank for Essentials Of Understanding Psychology, 8th Canadian Edition by Feldman

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Chap 01 8ce - Feldman
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.
1) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false

Question Details
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : Understand
Difficulty : Easy
Learning Objective : 01-01 What is the science of psychology
Topic : 01-01 Psychologists at Work
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank > TB 01-01 Psychologists describe and explain, but are ...



2) The field of psychology provides insight into the inner workings of the brain.
2) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false

Question Details
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : Understand
Difficulty : Easy
Learning Objective : 01-01 What is the science of psychology
Topic : 01-01 Psychologists at Work
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank > TB 01-02 The field of psychology provides insight int...




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,3) Infants love their mothers primarily because their mothers fulfill their basic biological needs,
such as providing food.
3) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false

Question Details
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : Understand
Difficulty : Medium
Learning Objective : 01-01 What is the science of psychology
Topic : 01-01 Psychologists at Work
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank > TB 01-03 Infants love their mothers primarily because...



4) Since psychology is primarily counselling or a "talking" field, technological advances have
less influence on it than on sciences.
4) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false

Question Details
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : Understand
Difficulty : Easy
Learning Objective : 01-01 What is the science of psychology
Topic : 01-01 Psychologists at Work
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank > TB 01-04 Since psychology is primarily counselling or...



5) Psychologists are equally distributed in various workplaces throughout Canada.
5) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false

Question Details
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : Remember
Difficulty : Easy
Learning Objective : 01-02 Where do psychologists work
Topic : 01-02 A Science Evolves: The Past, the Present, and the Future
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank > TB 01-05 Psychologists are equally distributed in var...




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,6) A 2006 Quebec census showed that approximately 25 percent of psychologists worked in the
health care and social assistance sectors.
6) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false

Question Details
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : Remember
Difficulty : Medium
Learning Objective : 01-02 Where do psychologists work
Topic : 01-01 Psychologists at Work
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank > TB 01-06 A 2006 Quebec census showed that approximate...



7) It is nearly impossible to work in the field of psychology without a doctoral degree.
7) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false

Question Details
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : Understand
Difficulty : Easy
Learning Objective : 01-02 Where do psychologists work
Topic : 01-01 Psychologists at Work
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank > TB 01-07 It is nearly impossible to work in the field...



8) Psychology's roots can be traced back to the ancient Greeks, who considered the mind to be a
suitable topic for scholarly contemplation.
8) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false

Question Details
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : Remember
Difficulty : Medium
Learning Objective : 01-03 What are the origins of psychology
Topic : 01-02 A Science Evolves: The Past, the Present, and the Future
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank > TB 01-10 Psychology's roots can be...




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, 9) 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.
9) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false

Question Details
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : Remember
Difficulty : Medium
Learning Objective : 01-03 What are the origins of psychology
Topic : 01-02 A Science Evolves: The Past, the Present, and the Future
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank > TB 01-11 Philosopher Plato (427-347 BCE) and French p...



10) Functionalism can be thought of as an early precursor of the contemporary field of
evolutionary psychology.
10) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false

Question Details
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : Understand
Difficulty : Easy
Learning Objective : 01-04 How did the history of psychology shape the major approaches in contempora
Topic : 01-02 A Science Evolves: The Past, the Present, and the Future
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank > TB 01-12 Functionalism can be thought of as an early ...




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