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1-1 Chapter 01 Introduction to Psychology

True / False Questions

• Psychologists describe and explain, but are not concerned with predicting human

behaviour.

FALSE

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Learning Objective: 01-01 Why is the science of psychology?

Topic: 01-01 The Science of Psychology

• The field of psychology provides insight into the inner workings of the brain.

TRUE

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Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: 01-01 Why is the science of psychology?

Topic: 01-01 The Science of Psychology

• Infants love their mothers primarily because their mothers fulfill their basic biological

needs, such as providing food.

FALSE

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Learning Objective: 01-01 Why is the science of psychology?

Topic: 01-01 The Science of Psychology

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Chapter 01 - Introduction to Psychology 1-2

• Since psychology is primarily counseling or a "talking" field, technological advances have

less influence on it than on sciences.

FALSE

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Learning Objective: 01-01 Why is the science of psychology?

Topic: 01-01 The Science of Psychology

• Psychologists are equally distributed in various workplaces throughout Canada.

FALSE

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Learning Objective: 01-02 Where do psychologists work?

Topic: 01-02 Working at Psychology

• A 2006 Quebec census showed that approximately 25 percent of psychologists worked in

the health care and social assistance sectors.

FALSE

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Learning Objective: 01-02 Where do psychologists work?

Topic: 01-02 Working at Psychology

• It is nearly impossible to work in the field of psychology without a doctoral degree.

FALSE

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Learning Objective: 01-02 Where do psychologists work?

Topic: 01-02 Working at Psychology

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• Seven thousand years ago, people assumed that psychological problems were caused by

evil spirits.

TRUE

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Learning Objective: 01-03 What are the origins of psychology?

Topic: 01-04 The Roots of Psychology

• Franz Josef Gall's theory gave rise to the "science" of phrenology, which was used by

practitioners in the nineteenth century.

TRUE

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Learning Objective: 01-03 What are the origins of psychology?

Topic: 01-04 The Roots of Psychology

• Psychology's roots can be traced back to the ancient Greeks, who considered the mind to

be a suitable topic for scholarly contemplation.

TRUE

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Learning Objective: 01-03 What are the origins of psychology?

Topic: 01-04 The Roots of Psychology

• Margaret Floy Washburn was the first woman to receive a doctorate in psychology.

TRUE

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Learning Objective: 01-03 What are the origins of psychology?

Topic: 01-05 Women in Psychology: Founding Mothers

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• Leta Stetter Hollingworth was the first woman to admitted to a psychology program

FALSE

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Learning Objective: 01-03 What are the origins of psychology?

Topic: 01-05 Women in Psychology: Founding Mothers

• The neuroscience perspective places an emphasis on nurture.

FALSE

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Learning Objective: 01-04 How did the history of psychology shape the major approaches in contemporary psychology?

Topic: 01-04 The Roots of Psychology

• American-born Donald Hebb is known as the Father of neuropsychology.

FALSE

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Learning Objective: 01-04 How did the history of psychology shape the major approaches in contemporary psychology?Topic: 01-07 The Neuroscience Perspective: Biopsychology and Behavioural Neuroscience

• The Behavioural perspective grew out of a rejection of psychology's early emphasis on the

inner workings of the mind.

TRUE

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Learning Objective: 01-04 How did the history of psychology shape the major approaches in contemporary psychology?Topic: 01-09 The Behavioural Perspective: Observing the Outer Person

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