This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Psychology > Class 11 Psychology Chapter 1 What Is Psychology – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Psychology Chapter 1 What Is Psychology Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Social psychologists differ from personality psychologists in their focus A) External rather than internal influences. B) Behavior rather than cognitive activities. C) Heredity rather than environmental causes for behavior. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) External rather than internal influences. 2. ..... involves applying psychology to criminal investigation and the law. A) Clinical psychology. B) Forensic psychology. C) Neuro psychology. D) Social psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Forensic psychology. 3. Psychology is a pseudoscience because all of theories are based upon opinion, not research. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. How many contemporary approaches are there? A) Six. B) Seven. C) Nine. D) Eight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seven. 5. Any action that people can observe or measure, such as walking, talking, sleeping, and eating: A) Principles. B) Theory. C) Cognitive activities. D) Behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Behavior. 6. Research in biopsychology can include the study of drug use and ..... A) Nutrition. B) Exercise. C) Abuse. D) Memory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abuse. 7. Which term describes an action that can be directly observed or measured? A) Behavior. B) Cognitive activity. C) Theories. D) Principles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Behavior. 8. Mental process, such as a dream or memory A) John B. Watson. B) Cognitive activity. C) Sociocultural perspective. D) Structuralism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cognitive activity. 9. Psychological perspectives are A) Ways to explain behavior. B) Research methods to test hypotheses. C) Past historical movements that really don't have any relevance today. D) Things psychologists disregard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ways to explain behavior. 10. Which area of study in psychology applies psychological principles to the workplace? A) Biological Psychology. B) Cognitive Psychology. C) Industrial-Organizational Psychology. D) Developmental Psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Industrial-Organizational Psychology. 11. A person who focuses on emotional, social, vocational, educational, health-related, developmental and organizational concerns A) Psychiatrist. B) Counseling psychologist. C) Therapist. D) Clinical psychologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Counseling psychologist. 12. Four things psychologists do: A) Pure research, applied research, study numbers, sing. B) Teaching, practic psychology, practice biology, sing. C) Pure research, applied research, practice psychology, traching. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pure research, applied research, practice psychology, traching. 13. What is the definition of psychology? A) The study of plant life. B) The study of the brain and its functions. C) The scientific study of the mind and behavior. D) The study of physical health. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The scientific study of the mind and behavior. 14. The year 1879 might be thought of as the beginning of psychology as a science because that is the year A) Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species. B) B.F. Skinner developed and opened the first psychology laboratory. C) First laboratory of Psychology was established in Leipzig by William James. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 15. Which field of psychology helps people with adjustment problems, but do not have a serious psychological disorder? A) Counseling psychology. B) School psychology. C) Developmental psychology. D) Clinical psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Counseling psychology. 16. Which of the following correlation co-efficients would indicate the strongest relationship between two variables? A) -0.90. B) 0.50. C) 1.25. D) -0.23. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -0.90. 17. Which branch of psychology would argue that a child who is hungry will not be able concentrate on schoolwork or being good in class? A) Behavioral. B) Humanistic. C) Socio-Cultural. D) Biopsychosocial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humanistic. 18. Psychology is defined as A) Humanistic study of emotions and feelings. B) Study of supernatural phenomena. C) Scientific study of behavior and mental processes. D) Sociological study of individual and group dynamics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scientific study of behavior and mental processes. 19. Which school of psychology focuses on observable behaviors and the idea that all behavior is a product of our environment and what we have learned? A) Cognitive Psychology. B) Behaviorism. C) Psychoanalysis. D) Humanism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Behaviorism. 20. Which group is exposed to the independent variable? A) Experimental Group. B) Cross-Sectional Group. C) Representative Sample. D) Control Group. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Experimental Group. 21. How is behaviorism defined? A) A school of thought in psychology that considers behaviors in terms of active adaptations. B) The view that any muscular action, glandular activity, or other identifiable aspect of behavior must be considered. C) The school of thought in psychology that emphasizes study of observable actions over study of the mind. D) Darwin's theory that evolution favors those plants and animals best suited to their living conditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The school of thought in psychology that emphasizes study of observable actions over study of the mind. 22. The first lab of psychology was made by ..... in Leipzig, Germany in the year ..... A) William James, 1978. B) James Watson, 1897. C) Wilhelm Wundt, 1897. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wilhelm Wundt, 1897. 23. Which area of study in psychology is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders? A) Industrial-Organizational Psychology. B) Behavioral Psychology. C) Clinical Psychology. D) Biological Psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clinical Psychology. 24. Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow emphasized on A) Introspection. B) Free will of human beings. C) Experiences are subjective in nature. D) Structure of mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Free will of human beings. 25. Have shown that our perceptions depend not only on our sensory impressions but also on the context of our impression. A) Gestalt. B) Humanism. C) Existentialism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gestalt. 26. Which psychologists diagnose and treat people with emotional and behavioral disorders, such as major depression or phobias? A) School. B) Counseling. C) Developmental. D) Clinical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clinical. 27. What is psychology? A) Just common sense, man!. B) The scientific study of the mind and behavior. C) Study of how people think and feel. D) What Oprah does. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The scientific study of the mind and behavior. 28. Which approach would try and control a person's depression through the use of medication? A) Biological. B) Humanist. C) Psychoanalytic. D) Cognitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biological. 29. Explanation based on evidence A) Rationale. B) Deduction. C) Theory. D) Hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theory. 30. Fill in the blank:Sensation refers to ..... information (sights, sounds, touch, smell). A) Motor. B) Sensory. C) Emotional. D) Chemical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory. 31. Which psychologists are most likely to help employers with staffing, training, and employee development? A) Couseling. B) Clinical. C) Social. D) Industrial/organizational. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Industrial/organizational. 32. What best distinguishes a psychological theory from a study? A) A list of untested predictions. B) A single experiment with participants. C) A broad explanation based on evidence. D) A personal opinion about behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A broad explanation based on evidence. 33. Which is NOT a notable behaviorist A) John Watson. B) Sigmund Freud. C) Ivan Pavlov. D) B.F. Skinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sigmund Freud. 34. Contemporary psychological approach that emphasizes study of ethnicity, gender, culture, and socioeconomic status A) Sociocultural perspective. B) John B. Watson. C) Structuralism. D) Cognitive activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sociocultural perspective. 35. If a psychologist is tackling real-world issues, like improving classroom management or developing new therapies, which type of research are they using to find practical solutions? A) Applied research. B) Theoretical research. C) Empirical research. D) Basic research. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Applied research. 36. Sigmund Freud is the father of psycho analytics? A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 37. What is a key difference between natural and social sciences in psychology? A) Natural sciences focus only on culture. B) Social sciences use only laboratory studies. C) They are the same. D) Natural sciences are based on objectivity; social sciences consider social context. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Natural sciences are based on objectivity; social sciences consider social context. 38. Which of the following is NOT an example of pseudoscience? A) Psychology. B) Phrenology. C) Numerology. D) Palmistry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Psychology. 39. "Humans are not only influenced by their socio-cultural contexts, they also create them" A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 40. Imagine you point your thumb backward, as if you're pointing toward your past. Which psychological perspective best reflects this idea of looking back to understand how past experiences shape current behavior? A) Behavioral perspective. B) Psychodynamic perspective. C) Evolutionary perspective. D) Cognitive perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Psychodynamic perspective. 41. This psychologist changed the face of psychology by proposing a theory of personality that emphasized the importance of the unconscious mind A) Albert Einstein. B) Sigmund Freud. C) William James. D) Abraham Maslow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sigmund Freud. 42. Along with history, anthropology, economics, political science, and sociology, psychology is one of the ..... A) Social sciences. B) Functionalism. C) Demons. D) Laboratories. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social sciences. 43. This approach to psychology focuses on how we process, store, and use information. A) Sociobiological. B) Behaviorial. C) Cognitive. D) Biological. E) Psychoanalytical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cognitive. 44. This approach examines how our genes, hormones, and nervous system interact with our environment. A) Sociobiological Approach. B) Cross-Cultural Approach. C) Behavioral Approach. D) Humanistic Approach. E) Biological Approach. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Biological Approach. 45. Which of the following best describes the main difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist? A) Psychiatrists are medical doctors who can prescribe medication, psychologists are not medical doctors. B) Psychiatrists focus on behaviour, psychologists focus on physical health. C) Psychologists can prescribe medication, psychiatrists cannot. D) Psychologists only work in hospitals, psychiatrists work in schools. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Psychiatrists are medical doctors who can prescribe medication, psychologists are not medical doctors. 46. Focus on identifying and measuring human traits, determining influences on human thought processes, feelings, and behavior and explaining psychological disorders A) Social psychologists. B) Personality psychologists. C) Developmental psychologists. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personality psychologists. 47. Study of mind and behavior A) Biology. B) Psychology. C) Sociology. D) Psychopsychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Psychology. 48. In the documentary Three Perfect Strangers, separating the triplets to study nature and nurture was ..... according to standards today. A) Ethical. B) Unethical. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unethical. 49. Focus on learning observable behaviors and founded by John Broadus Watson A) Functionalism. B) Structuralism. C) Behaviorism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Behaviorism. 50. What is the main focus of cognitive psychology? A) Studying the influence of social contexts on behavior. B) Studying the biological basis of behavior. C) Understanding human mental processes such as memory, perception, and problem-solving. D) Studying human differences and factors that make the differences. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Understanding human mental processes such as memory, perception, and problem-solving. 51. Group studied from population A) Sample. B) Hypothesis. C) Control Group. D) Case Study. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sample. 52. This research method is a technique for ascertaining the self-reported attitudes or behaviors of a particular group, usually by questioning a representative, random sample of the group. A) Correlational. B) Observational. C) Case Study. D) Survey. E) Experiments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Survey. 53. Mind is considered to receive, process, transform, store and retrieve information. This statement is related to the ..... perspective of the evolution of psychology. A) Behaviourism. B) Humanism. C) Gestalt. D) Cognitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cognitive. 54. Study and treat disorders. Requires a PhD A) Political Psychology. B) Sports Psychology. C) Clinical Psychology. D) Industrial Psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clinical Psychology. 55. Clinical psychologists ..... prescribe medication to a client, but psychiatrists ..... A) Basic research. B) Theories. C) Cannot/can. D) Counseling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cannot/can. 56. True or false:Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 57. A medical doctor who specializes in treating psychological problems is a? A) Psychiatrist. B) Health psychologist. C) Research psychologist. D) Neuro psychologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Psychiatrist. 58. Cognitive theorists were tired of only examining observable behavior. They wanted to know about: A) Genes. B) Learning. C) Thinking, language, memory. D) Emotions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thinking, language, memory. 59. By the 1950's, new disciplinary perspectives in ..... , neuroscience, and computer science were emerging. A) Botany. B) Geology. C) Astronomy. D) Linguistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Linguistics. 60. Psychologists who study the psychological effects of the environment on people's behavior A) Psychology. B) Psychologists. C) Environmental. D) None of the above. 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