This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Psychology > Class 11 Psychology Chapter 1 What Is Psychology – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Psychology Chapter 1 What Is Psychology Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The theory of ..... were concerned with discovering the basic elements of consciousness. A) Structuralism. B) Behaviorism. C) Functionalism. D) Psychoanalysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Structuralism. 2. Philosopher who stressed the importance of introspection A) Socrates. B) Kenneth B. Clark. C) John B. Watson. D) B. F. Skinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Socrates. 3. The ..... stresses the human capacity for self-fulfillment and the importance of consciousness, self-awareness, and the capacity to make choices. A) Learning perspective. B) Biological perspective. C) Evolutionary perspective. D) Humanistic perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Humanistic perspective. 4. The behaviorist perspective was first offered by: A) Freud. B) Skinner. C) Watson. D) Darwin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Watson. 5. What is the main focus of industrial-organizational psychology? A) Studying the influence of ethnicity, gender, culture, and socioeconomic status on behavior. B) Applying psychological concepts and methods to optimize human behavior in the workplace. C) Studying the biological basis of behavior. D) Understanding human capacity for self-fulfillment and consciousness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Applying psychological concepts and methods to optimize human behavior in the workplace. 6. Research that has no immediate application is known as ..... A) Theories. B) Cannot/can. C) Counseling. D) Basic research. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Basic research. 7. Are examples of fields of psychology A) Clinical, counseling, educational. B) Social, school, personality. C) Both are correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both are correct. 8. Psychoanalytic theory focuses on the role of a person's ..... and early childhood experiences. A) Conscious thoughts. B) Intelligence. C) Unconscious. D) Behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unconscious. 9. Psychology is not a Science A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. Which of these methods is more common in natural sciences? A) Surveys. B) Interviews. C) Focus group discussions. D) Controlled experiments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Controlled experiments. 11. Eating disorders are more prevalent in the West because we are constantly bombarded with images of thin, perfect bodies. A) Biological perspective. B) Psychodynamic perspective. C) Behavioral perspective. D) Social-cultural perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Social-cultural perspective. 12. When did psychology become its own academic discipline? A) Early 1900s. B) Late 1600s. C) Late 1800s. D) Late 1700s. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Late 1800s. 13. Which subfield of psychology studies how behavior is learned and influenced by the environment, focusing on observable actions and the effects of stimuli, reinforcement, and punishment. A) Behavioral psychology. B) Consumer psychology. C) Family psychology. D) Geropsychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Behavioral psychology. 14. ..... founded Psychoanalysis. A) Sigmund Freud. B) William James. C) Carl Jung. D) John Watson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sigmund Freud. 15. In contrast to other early psychologists, Sigmund Freud gained his understanding of human behavior A) In a laboratory. B) Through studies of the nervous system. C) In consultation with patients. D) Through systematic surveys. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In consultation with patients. 16. This is an observation technique in which one person is studied in depth. A) Experiment. B) Biographical Case Study. C) Cross-Sectional Survey. D) Exploratory study. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biographical Case Study. 17. The ..... emphasizes the effects of experience on behavior. A) Cognitive perspective. B) Psychoanalytic perspective. C) Learning perspective. D) Humanistic perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Learning perspective. 18. In psychology, which term refers specifically to observable actions that can be measured? A) Cognition involving internal mental processes. B) Behaviour meaning observable measurable actions. C) Intuition based on personal gut feelings. D) Affect describing moods and emotions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Behaviour meaning observable measurable actions. 19. Observing someone's reaction to a joke is an example of: A) Mental process. B) Experiment. C) Intelligence. D) Behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Behavior. 20. Consumer psychologists would be most interested in which of the following questions: A) "What are the benefits of banning smoking from public places?". B) "What are the factors that lead to the greatest conformity?". C) "What kind of slogan will help sell this new Galaxy watch?". D) "How do old memories interfere with new memories?". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "What kind of slogan will help sell this new Galaxy watch?". 21. What is true about a psychologist? A) They can prescribe medicine. B) They can adjust medication. C) They can treat people with emotional problems. D) They can perform surgery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They can treat people with emotional problems. 22. John B. Watson believed that objective analysis of the mind was ..... A) Essential. B) Simple. C) Impossible. D) Unnecessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Impossible. 23. Experimental Group A) The group to which the researchers manipulate the independent variable. B) Subjects in an experiment who are not subjected to the independent variable and may receive a placebo treatment. C) Study in which the subject do not know if they are in the experimental or the control group. D) Study in which neither the experimenter nor the subjects know if the subjects are in the experimental or the control group. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The group to which the researchers manipulate the independent variable. 24. ..... investigates internal mental processes, such as problem solving, memory, learning, and language A) Abnormal Psychology. B) Clinical Psychology. C) Developmental Psychology. D) Cognitive Psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cognitive Psychology. 25. If you are trying to find a solution to a problem, you are conducting this type of research/science: A) Problem research. B) Applied research/science. C) Basic research/science. D) Educational research. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Applied research/science. 26. Which subfield of psychology studies how people learn and develop in academic settings, focusing on teaching methods, learning processes, and the factors that impact student performance and motivation? A) Cognitive. B) School. C) Psychodynamic. D) Educational. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Educational. 27. Which subfield of psychology uses the science of psychology to promote health/healthcare and prevent illnesses? A) Cognitive Psychology. B) Social Psychology. C) Developmental Psychology. D) Health Psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Health Psychology. 28. Who is associated with Functionalism? A) William James. B) Wertheimer. C) Carl Rogers. D) Pavlov. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) William James. 29. Which of these is the most accurate definition of the discipline of psychology? A) The scientific study of behavior and mental processes. B) The scientific study of mental processes. C) The scientific study of behavior. D) The scientific study of human behavior and mental processes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The scientific study of behavior and mental processes. 30. New workers at McDonald's are required to complete an employee-training program to improve the work efficiency and compete for healthy competitions. This program may have been implemented by which type of psychologist? A) Social psychologist. B) Educational psychologist. C) Health psychologist. D) Industrial/Organization psychologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Industrial/Organization psychologist. 31. Psychology is viewed as a "soft science" because it attempts to study the inner workings of the mind. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 32. A statement that attempts to explain why things are the way they are and why they happen the way they do . A) Principle. B) Behavior. C) Psychology. D) Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Theory. 33. In its early days, the school of psychoanalysis stressed that behavior was caused by A) Heredity rather than environment. B) Environment rather than heredity. C) Unconscious motives and conflicts. D) Conscious choice and self direction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unconscious motives and conflicts. 34. Based on the poster, which option best defines psychology? A) Reading minds and predicting personal decisions. B) Guessing personality traits from social vibes. C) The scientific study of thoughts, feelings, behaviours. D) Using common sense to explain daily actions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The scientific study of thoughts, feelings, behaviours. 35. Which statement is true about psychiatrists? A) They focus solely on research. B) They can prescribe medication for mental health conditions. C) They do not attend medical school. D) They only work with children. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They can prescribe medication for mental health conditions. 36. Which part of the neuron receives neural information? A) Myelin Sheath. B) Dendrite. C) Nucleus. D) Axon Terminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrite. 37. Which psychological perspective is focused on how mental activities helped an organism adapt to its environment? A) Gestalt Psychology. B) Functionalism. C) Behaviorism. D) Psychoanalytic Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Functionalism. 38. Who was very influential in beginning the cognitive revolution? A) B.F. Skinner. B) Carl Rogers. C) Sigmund Freud. D) Noam Chomsky. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Noam Chomsky. 39. Psychiatrists are generally not referred to as "therapists", because they are medical doctors. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 40. Greek who believed that people could learn much about themselves through introspection A) Humanistic. B) Socrates. C) Counseling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Socrates. 41. What is the main focus of sociocultural perspective in psychology? A) Studying basic causes of behavior that cut across different species. B) Understanding human capacity for self-fulfillment and consciousness. C) Relationship between brain, hormones, heredity, and evolution. D) Influence of ethnicity, gender, culture, and socioeconomic status on behavior and mental processes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Influence of ethnicity, gender, culture, and socioeconomic status on behavior and mental processes. 42. To say something unintentional and to have it regarded as revealing something about your subconscious is known as a A) Freudian slip. B) Jungian trip. C) Watson fall. D) Skinner slip. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Freudian slip. 43. What is the main focus of clinical psychology? A) Studying human differences and factors that make the differences. B) Dealing with behavior problems, emotional disorders, and abnormal behavior. C) Studying the influence of social contexts on behavior. D) Studying the biological basis of behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dealing with behavior problems, emotional disorders, and abnormal behavior. 44. Who are the psychologists associated with Behaviorism? A) Wundt, James, Freud. B) Freud, Maslow, Rogers. C) Pavlov, Watson, Skinner. D) Wertheimer, Koffka, Kohler. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pavlov, Watson, Skinner. 45. The more related people are to each other the more alike their IQ's will be. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 46. Private mental processes, such as thoughts and memories. A) Cognitive activities. B) Sociocultural. C) Counseling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cognitive activities. 47. Basic research is research ..... A) Focuses on heredity rather than environmental causes for behavior. B) That is the scientific study of behavior. C) Where actions are observed. D) Conducted for its own sake, not looking for a solution for a problem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conducted for its own sake, not looking for a solution for a problem. 48. Fill in the blank:'Psych' means ..... A) Spirit. B) Soul. C) Mind. D) Body. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soul. 49. Which psychologists are most likely to be trained in both psychology and the law? A) Behavioral. B) Clinical. C) Social. D) Forensic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Forensic. 50. This research method is a measure of the extent to which two variables change together, and thus of how well either variable predicts the other A) Observational. B) Experiments. C) Correlational. D) Survey. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Correlational. 51. Psychologists study the way people think A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 52. A hypothesis is a prediction that is: A) Able to be replicated. B) Self-evident. C) Testable. D) Founded in Semantics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Testable. 53. A weakness of a survey is that people may lie. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 54. Mrs. Thompson believes that her son has learned to play the piano because she consistently rewards his efforts with praise and affection. Her belief best illustrates which perspective? A) Behavioral. B) Humanistic. C) Cognitive. D) Psychoanalytic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Behavioral. 55. According to the Ethics Code, should psychologists pay or offer other inducements to their research partipants? A) When offering professional services as an inducement for research participations & psychologist clarify the nature of the services as well as the risks, obiligations and limitations. B) The study of normal educaitonal practices, curricula or classroom mangement metods conducted in educational settings. C) None of the above. D) Both A and B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both A and B. 56. What is superstition? A) The tendency to remember or notice information that fits one's expectations Correct Answer An unfounded belief held without evidence or in spite of falsifying evidence. B) Someone with a dominant personality that can strongly influence other people. C) The tendency to believe claims because they seem true or because it would be nice if they were true. D) An unfounded belief held without evidence or in spite of falsifying evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An unfounded belief held without evidence or in spite of falsifying evidence. 57. Psychologists only study the behaviour and mental processes of humans. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 58. Which lobe of the brain controls "executive functioning?" A) Frontal Lobe. B) Parietal Lobe. C) Broca's Area. D) Occipital Lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal Lobe. 59. You're a psychology researcher exploring how memory works in the brain, not necessarily to fix a specific problem but to learn more about how we remember things. What kind of research are you doing? A) Basic research. B) Clinical research. C) Applied research. D) Experimental research. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Basic research. 60. What is functionalism? A) School of psychology that considers behaviors in terms of active adaptations. B) Study of thinking, learning, perception in whole units only, not parts. C) School of psychology that studies individual sensations and personal experiences. D) School of psychology that emphasizes study of observable actions over study of the mind. 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