This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Psychology > Class 11 Psychology Chapter 1 What Is Psychology – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Psychology Chapter 1 What Is Psychology Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Psychologists have to go to school longer than psychiatrists. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. The ..... emphasizes the role that thoughts play in determining behavior. A) Humanistic perspective. B) Sociocultural perspective. C) Cognitive perspective. D) Psychoanalytic perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cognitive perspective. 3. Method used by structuralists that had people be self-reflective and describe their experience to researcher. A) Introspection. B) Functionality. C) Dream Analysis. D) Naturalistic Observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Introspection. 4. Designed to find solutions to specific personal or social problems. A) Applied research. B) Practice psychology. C) Teaching. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Practice psychology. 5. Where do most psychologists work? A) Private practice. B) Hospitals. C) Education. D) Business. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Education. 6. Wilhelm Wundt, William James, Sigmund Freud, and John B. Watson are among the fathers of Psychology. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Which psychological perspective focuses on observing and controlling behavior? A) Humanism. B) Behaviorism. C) Structuralism. D) Functionalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Behaviorism. 8. "Change your thoughts, change your life." A) Behavioral perspective. B) Psychodynamic perspective. C) Cognitive perspective. D) Biological perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cognitive perspective. 9. Perspective in psychology that focuses on early childhood experiences and the unconcious mind is A) Humanistic. B) Evolutionary. C) Behaviorism. D) Psychodynamic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Psychodynamic. 10. Functionalism emphasized how mental activities contributed to basic environmental survival. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. What are two methods of surveying? A) Tests and interviews. B) Experiments and questionnaires. C) Interviews and questionnaires. D) Case studies and experiments. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interviews and questionnaires. 12. Measured in an experiment A) Dependent Variable. B) Independent Variable. C) Control Variable. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent Variable. 13. William James is the founder of American Psychology and is recognized for his study of all aspects of an individual's experience. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. The ..... refers to a process for conducting an objective inquiry through data collection/research and analysis. A) Empirical evidence. B) Investigative. C) Scientific method. D) Experimental. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scientific method. 15. Psychologists are interested in the ..... , or basic truths, that govern behavior and mental processes. A) Constructs. B) Principles. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Principles. 16. ..... uses scientific methods to understand how social influences impact human behavior. A) Developmental Psychology. B) Social Psychology. C) Personality Psychology. D) Child Psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Social Psychology. 17. Which school of psychology would most likely have written a book titled The Whole is More than the Parts? A) Cognitive. B) Gestalt. C) Behavioral. D) Evolutionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gestalt. 18. Which of these is a key difference between psychologists and psychiatrists? A) Psychiatrists study and treat mental health issues. B) Psychologists can prescribe medication. C) Psychiatrists all have medical degrees. D) Psychiatrists study how humans think, feel, and behave. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Psychiatrists all have medical degrees. 19. Using two or more methods in the same research project is known as A) Speculation. B) Adaptation. C) Triangulation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Triangulation. 20. What approach involves the study of "higher" thinking processes like perception, memory, and problem solving? A) Evolutionary approach. B) Humanistic approach. C) Cognitive approach. D) Neurological approach. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cognitive approach. 21. This approach analyzes how organisms learn new behaviors or modify existing ones, depending on whether events in their environments reward or punish these behaviors. A) Biological Approach. B) Humanistic Approach. C) Behavioral Approach. D) Cognitive Approach. E) Pscyhoanalytical Approach. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Behavioral Approach. 22. Which domain of psychology focuses on applying research to practical problems? A) Psychometric psychology. B) Industrial-organizational psychology. C) Clinical psychology. D) Counseling psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Industrial-organizational psychology. 23. School of psychology that looks at the basic elements of conscious experience A) Structuralism. B) Sociocultural perspective. C) Cognitive activity. D) Functionalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Structuralism. 24. Research method where one asks a fixed set of questions to many people. For example, who likes pineapple on pizza? A) Experiment. B) Survey. C) Case Study. D) Naturalistic Observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Survey. 25. The disadvantage of this method of descriptive research is the artificiality of the lab doesn't lend itself to real unexpected results. A) Observational. B) Experiments. C) Correlational. D) Case Study. E) Survey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Experiments. 26. A psychiatrist who coined the term collective unconscious A) Aristotle. B) Carl Jung. C) Sigmund Freud. D) B. F. Skinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carl Jung. 27. Which of these statements is most accurate? A) All psychologists treat patients. B) All psychologists do research. C) All psychologists either treat patients or do research. D) Some psychologists neither treat patients nor do research. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Some psychologists neither treat patients nor do research. 28. Which professional is qualified to prescribe antidepressant medication? A) Psychiatrist. B) Psychologist. C) Counsellor. D) Social worker. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Psychiatrist. 29. The modern biological perspective of psychology studies A) Only the behavior of animals. B) The impact people have had on their environment. C) The effects of the environment on human behavior. D) The effects of biological factors on our behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The effects of the environment on human behavior. 30. ..... psychologists typically treat people with adjustment problems, rather than those with serious psychological disorders. A) Basic research. B) Counseling. C) Cannot/can. D) Theories. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Counseling. 31. Which of the following modern perspective focuses on how unconscious traumas, experiences, and motives affect human behavior? A) Behavioral. B) Cognitive. C) Psychodynamic. D) Humanistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Psychodynamic. 32. You're designing the perfect video game controller. Who do you call to make sure it's user-friendly and won't cause frustration? A) A cognitive psychologist, to study memory and attention. B) A human factors psychologist, to optimize design for human comfort and performance. C) A forensic psychologist, to investigate criminal behavior in gaming. D) A social psychologist, to see how video game players interact in groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A human factors psychologist, to optimize design for human comfort and performance. 33. Psychologists who work within the criminal justice A) Forensic. B) Clinical. C) Experiment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forensic. 34. Who is the Father of Psychology, who developed the first laboratory for experiment in Leipzig Germany? A) Wilhelm Wundt. B) Sigmund Freud. C) William James. D) John B. Watson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wilhelm Wundt. 35. Which early psychological perspective believes that the mind can be broken up into separate parts? A) Structuralism. B) Introspection. C) Empricism. D) Functionalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Structuralism. 36. The concept of right or good conduct A) Behavior. B) Psychology. C) Morality. D) Principle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Morality. 37. The advantage of this method of research is that the behavior observed in the subject(s) natural environment to be more natural, spontaneous, and varied than that observed in a laboratory. A) Survey. B) Correlational. C) Observational. D) Case Study. E) Experiments. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Observational. 38. Descartes would likely say: A) Dance is the hidden language of the soul and the body. B) This Mind-Body Dualism thing blows my mind or is it my brain?. C) Don't put the "Cartes" before the horse. D) Oui, Oui, Monsieur!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This Mind-Body Dualism thing blows my mind or is it my brain?. 39. Until very recently, approximately 130 years ago, psychology was considered to be a branch of ..... A) Biology. B) Philosophy. C) Religion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Philosophy. 40. Who are the psychologists associated with Humanism? A) Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers. B) Pavlov and Watson. C) Wertheimer and Kohler. D) William James and Sigmund Freud. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers. 41. What is the most accurate definition of psychology? A) The practice of interpreting star movements. B) The art of predicting future thoughts. C) The scientific study of mind and behavior. D) The study of auras and energy fields. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The scientific study of mind and behavior. 42. The Greek philosopher ..... wrote Peri Psyches, one of the first books about psychology. A) William James. B) Sigmund Freud. C) John B. Watson. D) Aristotle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aristotle. 43. Freud is the founder of ..... A) Psychoanalysis. B) Paralysis. C) Psychodrama. D) Physiology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Psychoanalysis. 44. Fill in the blank:Introspection is the process by which someone examines their own ..... experience in an attempt to break it into its component parts. A) External. B) Unconscious. C) Physical. D) Conscious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conscious. 45. Which type of psychologist specializes in creating criminal profiles? A) Human factors. B) Developmental. C) Clinical. D) Forensic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Forensic. 46. Mental activities and neural activities are mutually overlapping but not identical. Brain and mind are separate entities. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 47. A strength of a survey is A) Observe without interaction to observe authentic behavior. B) Quick, and gather information quickly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quick, and gather information quickly. 48. In Psychology, a statement that attempts to explain why things are the way that they are and happen the way they do is a A) Survey. B) Theory. C) Method. D) Experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theory. 49. Actions that can be observed A) Processes. B) Variable. C) Behavior. D) Actions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Behavior. 50. William James and ..... are considered/credited as being the founders of psychology as a science and academic discipline separate from philosophy. A) Freud. B) Plato. C) Wundt. D) Dewey. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wundt. 51. A fear of large spiders is innate. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 52. Which research method involves manipulating variables to observe their effects on behavior? A) Experimental Research. B) Case Studies. C) Surveys and Questionnaires. D) Observational Research. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Experimental Research. 53. What is the definition of introspection? A) Process by which someone examines their own conscious experience in an attempt to break it into its component parts. B) A method of collecting data through external observation only. C) A process of learning through trial and error. D) A technique for measuring intelligence using standardized tests. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Process by which someone examines their own conscious experience in an attempt to break it into its component parts. 54. According to Carl Rogers, which therapy method involves the patient taking a lead role in the therapy session? A) Client-centered therapy. B) Psychoanalysis. C) Behaviorism. D) Cognitive-behavioral therapy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Client-centered therapy. 55. Which psychological perspective focuses on the mental processes associated with behavior? A) Cognitive perspective. B) Psychoanalytic perspective. C) Humanistic perspective. D) Behavioral perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cognitive perspective. 56. Approach in psychology in which the psychologist studies how unconscious motives & conflicts determines human behavior A) Structuralist. B) Psychoanalyst. C) Behaviorist. D) Functionalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Psychoanalyst. 57. Research on problems like poverty, discrimination, hate crimes, violence and war are often done by ..... A) Community psychologist. B) Social Psychologist. C) Environment Psychologist. D) Developmental psychologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Social Psychologist. 58. In which type of study does the experimenter knows whats happening and the participants do not? A) Single blind study. B) Correlational study. C) Double blind study. D) Observational study. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Single blind study. 59. Dr. Jones is conducting a test on a fourth grader who is having difficulty with math. Based on the results of these tests, she sets up mentoring sessions to help the child learn how to multiply and divide. Dr. Jones is most likely a(n): A) School psychologist. B) Educational psychologist. C) Developmental psychologist. D) Counseling psychologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) School psychologist. 60. The nature of experiences for every individual is A) Subjective. B) Objective. C) Subjective and objective. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subjective. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesArts Humanities QuizzesClass 11 QuizzesClass 11 Psychology Chapter 1 What Is Psychology Quiz 1Class 11 Psychology Chapter 1 What Is Psychology Quiz 2Class 11 Psychology Chapter 1 What Is Psychology Quiz 4Class 11 Psychology Chapter 1 What Is Psychology Quiz 5Class 11 Psychology Chapter 1 What Is Psychology Quiz 6Class 11 Psychology Chapter 1 What Is Psychology Quiz 7Class 11 Psychology Chapter 1 What Is Psychology Quiz 8Class 11 Psychology Chapter 1 What Is Psychology Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books