This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Psychology > Class 11 Psychology Chapter 1 What Is Psychology – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Psychology Chapter 1 What Is Psychology Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Carl Rogers believed therapists need unconditional positive regard, genuineness, and ..... A) Sympathy. B) Authority. C) Empathy. D) Detachment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Empathy. 2. The ..... stresses the influence of unconscious forces on human behavior. A) Psychoanalytic perspective. B) Cognitive perspective. C) Sociocultural perspective. D) Biological perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Psychoanalytic perspective. 3. Anxiety in sport can be defined as ..... A) Feeling cool, calm and collected before competition. B) Feelings of nerves of worry before or during a sports performance. C) A state of physical preparedness prior to sports performance. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Feelings of nerves of worry before or during a sports performance. 4. Which approach to psychology emphasizes free will and personal growth? A) Behaviorism. B) Humanistic psychology. C) Cognitive psychology. D) Biological approach. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humanistic psychology. 5. In ..... , John B. Watson defined psychology as the scientific study of observable behavior. A) Functionalism. B) Structuralism. C) Psychodynamic thinking. D) Behaviorism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Behaviorism. 6. Perspective of psychology that emphasizes the effects of experience on behavior A) Consumer. B) Socrates. C) Learning. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Learning. 7. The ..... perspective argues that people can learn by experience and by observing others. A) Cognitive. B) School. C) Educational. D) Learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Learning. 8. Course planning and instructional methods for school districts are usually handled by A) Educational psychologists. B) Personality psychologists. C) School psychologists. D) Developmental psychologists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Educational psychologists. 9. Who prescribes medication for mental health issues? A) Therapist. B) Counseling psychologist. C) Clinical psychologist. D) Psychiatrist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Psychiatrist. 10. Detailed study of one person A) Naturalistic Observation. B) Survey. C) Profile. D) Case Study. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Case Study. 11. Mind is like the computer, it receives, processes, transforms, stores and retrieves information. Which school of thought stated this? A) Gestalt. B) Functionalism. C) Constructivism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Constructivism. 12. What would be the correlation be between temperature and ice cream sales? A) Negative correlation. B) Positive correlation. C) Cannot be determined. D) No correlation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Positive correlation. 13. Sensation and perception are the same thing. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Which school of psychology considers behaviors in terms of active adaptations? A) Structuralism. B) Behaviorism. C) Gestalt psychology. D) Functionalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Functionalism. 15. What is the primary role of a psychologist? A) Understanding a patient's mental and physical needs. B) Diagnosing and treating mental health issues through counselling and therapy. C) Prescribing medication for mental health problems. D) Conducting research about the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diagnosing and treating mental health issues through counselling and therapy. 16. Psychology uses scientific methods to understand behavior. This makes it a: A) Literary subject. B) Social theory. C) Natural science. D) Spiritual science. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural science. 17. Sorrow is ..... behavior, while crying is ..... behavior. A) Emotional, Covert. B) Physical, Cognitive. C) Overt, Covert. D) Cover, Overt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cover, Overt. 18. Test to study cause and effect A) Empirical Method. B) Experiment. C) Case Study. D) Experimental Group. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Experiment. 19. What does the Biological perspective attribute as the cause of behavior? A) A physical or organic cause of the behavior. B) A learned response from the environment. C) A result of unconscious motives and conflicts. D) A product of cultural and social influences. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A physical or organic cause of the behavior. 20. Who is known for their stage theory of child cognitive development? A) John B. Watson. B) Ivan Pavlov. C) Jean Piaget. D) B.F. Skinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jean Piaget. 21. What is the biological basis for studying the brain? A) Examining the relationship between two or more variables without manipulating them. B) Studying the structure, function, and interaction of the brain. C) Collecting data through self-report measures. D) Systematically observing and recording behavior in natural settings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Studying the structure, function, and interaction of the brain. 22. What is A prediction or assumption about behavior through scientific research A) Experiment. B) Case Study. C) Hypothesis. D) Survey. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypothesis. 23. Help people cope with life's challenges A) Counseling. B) Political Psychology. C) Industrial Psychology. D) Sports Psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Counseling. 24. A general term for a person who provides care in the field of psychology A) Therapist. B) Psychiatrist. C) Counseling psychologist. D) Clinical psychologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Therapist. 25. In the 1800s psychologists established ..... for the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes. A) Functionalism. B) Laboratories. C) Social sciences. D) Demons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Laboratories. 26. True or False:Behavior is anyhing that can be observed or measured A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 27. The four goals of psychology are A) Describe, explain, predict, intice. B) Describe, explain, predict, change. C) Describe, discuss, dictate, influence. D) Describe, judge, predict, influence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Describe, explain, predict, change. 28. Personal observation of one's own thoughts, feelings, or behavior is called ..... A) Cognitive unconscious. B) Critical thinking. C) Imageless thought. D) Introspection. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Introspection. 29. Who among the following can administer medications for mental illness A) Clinical Psychologist. B) Psychotherapist. C) Psychiatrist. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Psychiatrist. 30. The branch of Psychology that deals with how human beings influence and are influenced by the physical world around them is ..... A) Environmental psychologist. B) Developmental psychologist. C) Community Psychologist. D) Social psychologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environmental psychologist. 31. Mia is a 9 years old girl. she is active learner. she explores the physical and social world both to expand her learning. this view is called ..... A) Socialism. B) Psychoanalysis. C) Constructivism. D) Developmental psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Constructivism. 32. What famous psychologist founded functionalism? A) Abraham Maslow. B) Ivan Pavlov. C) John B. Watson. D) William James. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) William James. 33. Which statement correctly contrasts what psychology IS versus is NOT? A) Common sense and intuition, not tested methods. B) Unstructured opinions and anecdotes, not data. C) Mind-reading and vibe guessing, not analysed. D) Evidence-based and research-tested, not fortune telling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evidence-based and research-tested, not fortune telling. 34. Psychologist who are involved in preparing standardized tests A) Educational. B) Humanistic. C) Survey. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Educational. 35. Psychology is best defined as the study of A) Mental health. B) Reading mind. C) The behaviour, experience and mental process. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The behaviour, experience and mental process. 36. Who established the first psychological laboratory? A) Gustav Theodor Fechner. B) John Broadus Watson. C) William James. D) Wilhelm Wundt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wilhelm Wundt. 37. What do we call the scientific field that focuses on understanding both the behaviors and mental processes of humans and animals? A) Anthropology. B) Sociology. C) Biology. D) Psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Psychology. 38. What approach focuses on how changes in the brain, nervous system, or other body systems affect behavior? A) Behavioral approach. B) Neurological approach. C) Humanistic approach. D) Cognitive approach. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neurological approach. 39. Psychologists can precribe medicaiton A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 40. One thing causes another A) Positive Correlation. B) Negative Correlation. C) Causation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Causation. 41. Who would argue that women seek a provider and men seek beauty in mate selection? A) Charles Darwin. B) Are you serious? That stuff is old news!. C) Edward Titchener. D) John B Watson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Charles Darwin. 42. Who created the first theoretical approaches in psychology? A) Edward Titchener. B) Carl Rogers. C) William James. D) Abraham Maslow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Edward Titchener. 43. Mental processes ..... while behaviours ..... A) Cannot be observed; can be observed. B) Can be observed; cannot be observed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cannot be observed; can be observed. 44. If a researcher is studying different approaches to dieting to determine which is the most effective for weight loss, the experimenter's manipulation of dieting is the: A) Dependent variable. B) Placebo. C) Independent variable. D) Control condition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Independent variable. 45. This approach studies the influence of cultural and ethnic similarities and differences on psychological and social functions. A) Cultural Infusion Approach. B) Cognitive Approach. C) Humanistic Approach. D) Cross-Cultural Approach. E) Biological Approach. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cross-Cultural Approach. 46. Which goal of psychology involves understanding the reason why a behavior is occurring? A) Control. B) Explain. C) Measure/Describe. D) Predict. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Explain. 47. True or false:The 5 waves of psychology represent different ways of thinking about psychology. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 48. A person who has suffered a major stroke and is now experiencing severe personality problems because of the damage would best be advised to see a ..... A) Psychiatrist. B) Psychoanalyst. C) Psychologist. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Psychiatrist. 49. The school of behaviorism defined psychology as A) The scientific study of behavior and mental processes. B) The biological study of the brain and its behavior. C) The sociological study of group behavior. D) The scientific study of observable behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The scientific study of observable behavior. 50. In what way is hummanism very different from the psychoanalytic view of behavior? A) Humanism takes a very negative view of humans. B) Humanism stresses free will. C) Humanism stresses the importance of the unconscious mind. D) Humanism stresses the use of medication. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humanism stresses free will. 51. Sociology is the scientifc study of human society and social behaviour A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 52. The ..... studies the influences of ethnicity, gender, culture, and socioeconomic status on behavior and mental processes. A) Learning perspective. B) Sociocultural perspective. C) Humanistic perspective. D) Psychoanalytic perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sociocultural perspective. 53. Who founded Psychoanalytic theory, a perspective which dominated clinical psychology for many decades? A) Carl Jung. B) B.F. Skinner. C) Ivan Pavlov. D) Sigmund Freud. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sigmund Freud. 54. Which step comes immediately after developing a hypothesis in the scientific method used in psychology? A) Test it with research. B) Analyse results carefully. C) Draw final conclusions. D) Share and replicate findings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Test it with research. 55. To systematically question and evaluate information using well-supported evidence A) Critical Science. B) Psychology. C) Critical Thinking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Critical Thinking. 56. Psychology is a Bio-Science because ..... A) Our behaviours are essentially a result of our body's biological processes and Genetics. B) Our behaviours are essentially a result of our genetics only. C) Our behaviours are the result of our hormones only. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Our behaviours are essentially a result of our body's biological processes and Genetics. 57. A ..... is a statement that attempts to explain why things are the way they are and happen the way they do. A) Principle. B) Theory. C) Psychological construct. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theory. 58. For Freud, much of our behavior is controlled by ..... A) Environmental stimuli. B) Mental Gestalts. C) Unconscious desires. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unconscious desires. 59. ..... a branch of psychology that focuses on how people change and grow throughout life. A) Developmental Psychology. B) Health Psychology. C) Counseling Psychology. D) Abnormal Psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Developmental Psychology. 60. Psychologists study human ..... by observing and measuring how people act A) Behavior. B) Biology. C) Social. D) None of the above. 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