This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Psychology > Class 11 Psychology Chapter 1 What Is Psychology – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Psychology Chapter 1 What Is Psychology Quiz 7 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is a hypothesis? A) An educated guess. B) An absolute solution. C) A random guess. D) An experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An educated guess. 2. Understanding how group behavior affects individual choices shows psychology as a: A) Social science. B) Natural science. C) Spiritual science. D) Medical field. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social science. 3. What are the Rules and standards for proper and responsible behavior in psychology A) Safety. B) Regulations. C) Concerns. D) Ethics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ethics. 4. Which psychological perspective focuses on the role of the unconscious in affecting conscious behavior? A) Behaviorism. B) Humanism. C) Psychoanalytic Theory. D) Gestalt Psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Psychoanalytic Theory. 5. Which psychologist goes with Structuralism? A) Charles Darwin. B) William James. C) Sigmund Freud. D) Wilhelm Wundt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wilhelm Wundt. 6. A statement that attempts to explain why things are the way they are A) Clinical. B) Theory. C) Experimental. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theory. 7. What do biological psychologists study? A) The structure and function of the nervous system to generate behavior. B) The structure of plants. C) The function of the digestive system. D) The study of weather patterns. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The structure and function of the nervous system to generate behavior. 8. What did Sigmund Freud study? A) Behaviorism and conditioning. B) Hysteria and neurosis. C) Cognitive development. D) Humanistic psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hysteria and neurosis. 9. Studying how ethnic groups, religions, or homelessness influence behavior is a function of the ..... A) Psychodynamic approach. B) Sociocultural approach. C) Evolutionary approach. D) Cognitive approach. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sociocultural approach. 10. Which subfield of psychology develops methods and techniques to measure human behavior? A) Social Psychology. B) Developmental Psychology. C) Clinical Psychology. D) Quantitative Psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quantitative Psychology. 11. School of psychology that describes experience as a whole rather than broken down into parts A) Sociocultural perspective. B) Gestalt Psychology. C) Functionalism. D) Structuralism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gestalt Psychology. 12. Which perspective in psychology focuses on learning observable behaviors? A) Behaviorism. B) Cognitive perspective. C) Humanistic-Existential perspective. D) Biological perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Behaviorism. 13. Cheering and walking is considered behaviors A) No. B) Yes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 14. Psychology is derived from a Greek work which means '' mind or soul." A) Logos. B) Psycho. C) Psyche. D) Logy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Psyche. 15. It is incorrect to call a psychiatrist a "therapist" . A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Gestalt Psychology is based on the idea that although a sensory experience can be broken down into individual parts, how those parts relate to each other as a ..... is often what the individual responds to in perception. A) Whole. B) Section. C) Fragment. D) Detail. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whole. 17. What do school psychologists do? A) They work with school districts, helping them plan their classes and instructional methods. B) They test students who may have a learning disability in help them get the support they need to learn better. C) They help students with psychological disorders and other behavioral issues. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They test students who may have a learning disability in help them get the support they need to learn better. 18. Any action that other people can observe or measure is known as A) Mental processes. B) Psychological construct. C) Cognitive actitivies. D) Behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Behavior. 19. Which of the following shows how experiences often remind us of similar experiences in the past? A) Functionalism. B) Structuralism. C) Laws of associationism. D) Introspection. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Laws of associationism. 20. Which is NOT one of the main FOUR goals of Psychology A) Order Behavior. B) Describe Behavior. C) Explain Behavior. D) Predict Behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Order Behavior. 21. True or false:Mental processes are things we do with our mind. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. What is a case study? A) When someone is surveyed. B) When a group of people are studied in great detail. C) One individual is studied in great detail. D) When someone is naturally observed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One individual is studied in great detail. 23. Which psychological perspective focuses on the 'unconscious mind' and childhood experiences? A) Psychoanalytic (or psychodynamic) perspective. B) Humanistic perspective. C) Behavioral perspective. D) Cognitive perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Psychoanalytic (or psychodynamic) perspective. 24. ..... was/were focus of Watson's behaviorism A) Observable experiences. B) The unconscious mind. C) Conscious experiences. D) Gestalt perceptions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Observable experiences. 25. George sees his clients for a brief period of time, and mostly concentrates his questions on how their medication is working so he can find out if he should issue them a new scrip or change the milligram dosage he has prescribed. George is most likely a: A) Psychiatrist. B) Personality psychologist. C) Industrial-organizational psychologist. D) Clinical psychologist. E) Psychometrician. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Psychiatrist. 26. What psychological theorist founded the field of experimental psychology known as structuralism? A) William James. B) John B. Watson. C) B.F. Skinner. D) Wilhelm Wundt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wilhelm Wundt. 27. What is the first step of the SQ3R Active Reading strategy? A) Search. B) Scrutinize. C) Survey. D) Study. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Survey. 28. Which subfield of psychology focuses on facilitating personal and interpersonal functioning? A) Developmental Psychology. B) Neuropsychology. C) Cognitive Psychology. D) Counseling Psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Counseling Psychology. 29. A type of observation conducted in the participants' normal environment without interference from the researchers. A) Controlled observation. B) Naturalistic observation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Naturalistic observation. 30. How peer pressure influence smoking habit of youth? This is studied by ..... A) Social Psychologist. B) Cognitive Psychologist. C) Educational Psychologist. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social Psychologist. 31. The field of psychology that seeks to assess, understand, and treat psychological conditions in therapeutic practice is called ..... A) Clinical Psychology. B) Forensic Psychology. C) School Psychology. D) Educational Psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clinical Psychology. 32. Which school of psychology, associated with Abraham Maslow from the 1950s to present, emphasizes the ability to use free will, the human potential for success, and personal growth, with the goal of achieving 'self-actualization'? A) Psychoanalysis. B) Structuralism. C) Behaviorism. D) Humanism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Humanism. 33. Which of the following best describes psychology as a discipline? A) A branch of astrology. B) A spiritual practice. C) A scientific study of human behavior and experiences. D) Study of diseases. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A scientific study of human behavior and experiences. 34. The unconscious mind influences everything we do. A) Cognitive perspective. B) Psychodynamic perspective. C) Biological perspective. D) Behavioral perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Psychodynamic perspective. 35. In an experiment the dependent variable is the factor researches manipulate so they can determine its effect A) True. B) False. C) Sometimes true. D) None of the above or below. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 36. Psychologist who studied the effect of segregation on children A) John B. Watson. B) Kenneth B. Clark. C) B. F. Skinner. D) Socrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kenneth B. Clark. 37. Margaret Floy Washburn researched on ..... behavior and published an authoritative text on the subject. A) Robotic. B) Chemical. C) Animal. D) Plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Animal. 38. Wundt emphasized structuralism. What was the main focus of structuralism according to Wundt? A) Understanding the structure and characteristics of the mind through introspection. B) Studying animal behavior. C) Analyzing dreams. D) Investigating unconscious motives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Understanding the structure and characteristics of the mind through introspection. 39. Who developed the psychoanalytic theory? A) Carl Rogers. B) B.F. Skinner. C) Ivan Pavlov. D) Sigmund Freud. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sigmund Freud. 40. What is an example of a mental process? A) Solving a problem. B) Thinking. C) A memory. D) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of them. 41. What did functionalism, as established by William James, emphasize? A) How mental activities contributed to basic environmental survival. B) The structure of the mind. C) The role of childhood experiences. D) The unconscious mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How mental activities contributed to basic environmental survival. 42. The ..... emphasizes the influence of biology on our behavior. A) Humanistic perspective. B) Evolutionary perspective. C) Biological perspective. D) Cognitive perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biological perspective. 43. What type of psychology did William James invent? A) Structuralism. B) Psychoanalysis. C) Functionalism. D) Behaviorism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Functionalism. 44. Psychologists have a higher yearly salary than psychiatrists. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 45. Psychologist collect data by asking questions of people A) Socrates. B) Structuralism. C) Survey. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Survey. 46. What is the difference between overt behavior and covert behavior? A) Overt behavior is conscious, while covert behavior is unconscious. B) There is no difference between overt and covert behavior. C) Overt behavior is related to physical actions, while covert behavior is related to mental processes. D) Overt behavior can be observed by others, while covert behavior can only be observed by the person performing it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Overt behavior can be observed by others, while covert behavior can only be observed by the person performing it. 47. Industrial/organizational psychologists are most likely to be hired by: A) Businesses interested in maximizing worker productivity. B) Elementary schools to create reading programs to help struggling students. C) Fast-food chains to design an employee-training program. D) Law-enforcement agencies to analyze crime scenes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Businesses interested in maximizing worker productivity. 48. Human society and the nature and interactions of individuals are the focus of the physical sciences, including history and economics. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 49. Relationship between two things A) Causation. B) Correlation. C) Cessation. D) Creation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Correlation. 50. ..... study behaviors of individuals in groups and how people affect one another's behavior A) Biopsychology. B) Social psychology. C) Personality psychology. D) Developmental psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Social psychology. 51. What is behavior? A) Our actions. B) Our thinking. C) Our dreams. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Our actions. 52. Mental processes. They include dreams, perceptions, thoughts, and memories. A) Biological activities. B) Cognitive activities. C) Emotional activities. D) Principles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cognitive activities. 53. Nurture refers to A) Environment. B) Genetics. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environment. 54. Psychologists use this to study emotions: A) Cognitive activities. B) Psychological constructs. C) Emotions. D) Principles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Psychological constructs. 55. In which approach did John B. Watson define psychology as the scientific study of observable actions, focusing on actions rather than internal thoughts? A) Evolutionary. B) Psychodynamic. C) Behaviorism. D) Humanistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Behaviorism. 56. No immediate application, research for its own sake A) Pure research. B) Applied research. C) Practice psychology. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pure research. 57. "The whole is greater than the sum of the parts" is a statement associated with the perspective of ..... A) Functionalism. B) Psychoanalysis. C) Introspectionism. D) Gestalt Psychologists. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gestalt Psychologists. 58. What type of psychologist is most likely to wonder how the brain scans of someone experiencing an epileptic seizure differ from the scans of someone who has not had a seizure? A) Clinical. B) Health. C) Biological. D) Developmental. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biological. 59. What type of correlation do you think there is between:Time Spent Watching TV & Grades A) Positive. B) Negative. C) NONE. D) Not enough information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative. 60. Client-centered therapy is the least used form of therapy. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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