This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Psychology > Class 11 Psychology Chapter 3 The Bases Of Human Behaviour – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Psychology Chapter 3 The Bases Of Human Behaviour Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Receiving end of a neuron A) Dendrites. B) Synapatics. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrites. 2. The longest part of a motor neuron is likely to be the A) Synapse. B) Axon. C) Dendrite. D) Cell body. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axon. 3. The cerebellum controls A) Breathing, coordination and balance. B) Balance, coordination and temperature. C) Coordination and balance. D) Heart rate and coordination. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coordination and balance. 4. The left hemisphere of the brain specializes in which of the following? A) Visual-spatial perception. B) Language. C) Emotional thought and recognition. D) Pattern recognition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Language. 5. What is the function of the somatic nervous system? A) Controls the glands and muscles of the internal organs. B) Controls the body's skeletal muscles. C) Arouses the body in stressful situations. D) Calms the body to conserve energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Controls the body's skeletal muscles. 6. The ..... nervous system controls unconscious activities. A) Somatic. B) Parasympathetic. C) Autonomic. D) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autonomic. 7. Phenotype refers to A) That which is observable in genes. B) Genetic characteristics seen and unseen. C) Dominating genes. D) Recessive genes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That which is observable in genes. 8. To demonstrate that brain stimulation can make a rat violently aggressive, a neuroscientist should electrically stimulate the rat's A) Amygdala. B) Cerebellum. C) Medulla. D) Reticular formation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amygdala. 9. If this part of you brain was lesioned (damaged) you'd probably be in a coma A) Primary Motor Cortex. B) Broca's Area. C) Corpus Callosum. D) Reticular Formation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reticular Formation. 10. Blinking ofeyes, pulling away from a sharp object are examples of A) Reflex Action. B) Thougtful Action. C) Response. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reflex Action. 11. What covers the axon of some neurons and speeds impulses? A) Dendrites. B) Dopamine. C) Synaspe. D) Myelin Sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Myelin Sheath. 12. What is a neuron? A) A nerve cell. B) A neural impulse that travels down the axon. C) Space between the axon tip and the dendrite. D) Brain and spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A nerve cell. 13. Which type of neuron carries messages from the senses to the spinal cord? A) Interneuron. B) Sensory Neuron. C) Bipolar Neuron. D) Motor Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory Neuron. 14. A random error in gene replication is known as a A) DNA. B) Heritability. C) Genome. D) Mutation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mutation. 15. The function of dendrites is to A) Receive incoming signals from other neurons. B) Release neurotransmitters into the spatial junctions between neurons. C) Coordinate the activation of the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems. D) Control pain through the release of opiate-like chemicals into the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Receive incoming signals from other neurons. 16. These carry signals from tissues and organs to the brain and spinal cord A) Efferent Neurons. B) Sensory Neurons. C) Glial Cells. D) Motor Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory Neurons. 17. It occurs when the group has matured and attains a feeling of cohesiveness. During this stage of development, individuals accept one another and conflict is resolved through group discussion. A) Forming. B) Performing. C) Adjourning. D) Norming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Performing. 18. What is the dependent variable in Harry Harlow's experiment (1958) on rhesus monkeys? A) Cloth surrogate mother. B) Cloth surrogate mother or wire feeder surrogate mother. C) Time spent on each mother. D) Wire feeder surrogate mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Time spent on each mother. 19. Regulates blood sugar, secreting insulin A) Pancrease. B) Gall bladder. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pancrease. 20. The ..... is involved in sleep characterised by dreaming A) Cerebrum. B) Thalamus. C) Pons. D) Medulla. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pons. 21. After Greg's serious motorcycle accident, doctors detected damage to his cerebellum. Greg is most likely to have difficulty: A) EXPERIENCING INTENSE EMOTIONS. B) PLAYING HIS GUITAR. C) READING A BOOK. D) TASTING HIS FAVORITE FOODS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PLAYING HIS GUITAR. 22. What is the independent variable in Harry Harlow's experiment (1958) on rhesus monkeys? A) Cloth surrogate mother. B) Wire feeder surrogate mother. C) Time spent on each mother. D) Cloth surrogate mother or wire feeder surrogate mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cloth surrogate mother or wire feeder surrogate mother. 23. These help to regulate minerals, especially sodium, potassium and chlorides A) Epinephrine. B) Insulin. C) Corticoids. D) Thyroxin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Corticoids. 24. Which part of the brain is responsible for survival functions such as heart rate and breathing? A) Cerebral Cortex. B) Medulla. C) Hypothalamus. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medulla. 25. The most common mental illness throughout the lifespan is: A) Personality disorders. B) Alzheimer's disease. C) Depression. D) Schizophrenia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Depression. 26. What does the cerebellum help maintain? A) Balance. B) Motor output. C) Emotions. D) Body temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Balance. 27. Part of the nervous system responsible for voluntary and involuntary movement. Contains the Somatic, Autonomic, Sympathetic, and Parasympathetic nervous systems A) Central nervous system. B) Peripheral nervous system. C) Bruh what's a nervous system?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peripheral nervous system. 28. Known as the "Little Brain" and is in charge of balance and coordinating movements A) Reticular Formation. B) Hypothalamus. C) Thalamus. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cerebellum. 29. This structure helps pass information between the two hemispheres of the brain. A) Corpus callosum. B) Hypothalamus. C) Pons. D) Amygdala. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Corpus callosum. 30. What examples deal with the sympathetic nervous system? A) Laying in bed listening to music. B) Rocking back and forth outside. C) Hanging off of a cliff. D) Hitting a baseball. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hanging off of a cliff. 31. The part of the brain that controls life-sustaining functions, such as heartbeat, breathing, and swallowing, is the: A) Medulla. B) Cerebral cortex. C) Cerebellum. D) Hippocampus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Medulla. 32. What would result if you were to sustain damage to your motor cortex? A) Lack of control over voluntary movements. B) Lack of hearing. C) Lack of sight. D) Lack of sensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lack of control over voluntary movements. 33. What does the Central Nervous System include? A) The centre of each nerve cell. B) The nerves that control the main functions of the body, such as heart rate and blood pressure. C) The brain and spinal cord. D) The nerves that prepare the body for fight or flight response. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The brain and spinal cord. 34. Which system is responsible for the body's involuntary actions? A) Autonomic Nervous System. B) Central Nervous System. C) Somatic Nervous System. D) Peripheral Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic Nervous System. 35. You actually do 'have eyes in the back of your head' because this region of the brain responsible for visual processing is right above the cerebellum! A) Sensory cortex. B) Occipital lobe. C) Temporal lobe. D) Gyri. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Occipital lobe. 36. Chemical messager, released into the bloodstream, slow but long lasting A) Neurotransmitter. B) Hormones. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hormones. 37. The reticular formation is located in the A) Limbic system. B) Motor cortex. C) Cerebellum. D) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brain stem. 38. Changes through the lifespan in terms of the ability to create memories, use language, think and problem-solve, are known as: A) Biological and physical development. B) Social and emotional development. C) Cognitive development. D) Perceptual development. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cognitive development. 39. What is the basic unit of the brain responsible for transmitting information? A) Glial Cell. B) Dendrite. C) Neuron. D) Synapse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neuron. 40. Identical twins are often used in research in developmental areas. Identical twins are important in this area as they have what percentage of genetic material in common? A) 25%. B) 100%. C) 0%. D) 50%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 100%. 41. In what order does information travel through a neuron? A) Dendrites, Soma (cell body), Axon, Terminal Buttons. B) Terminal Buttons, Axon, Soma (cell body), Dendrites. C) Dendrites, Axon, Soma (cell body), Terminal Buttons. D) Soma (cell body), Dendrites, Axon, Terminal Buttons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrites, Soma (cell body), Axon, Terminal Buttons. 42. Adolescents are faced with conflicts as 'who they are'. The concept refers to A) Imaginary Audience. B) Identity Confusion. C) Adolescent Egocentrism. D) Personal Fable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Identity Confusion. 43. The parietal lobe controls A) Sense of touch. B) Language, feelings, and memory. C) Balance and coordination. D) Sense of touch, and movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sense of touch. 44. A hormone secreted by adrenal glands responsible for arousal and raising glucose levels A) Endorphins. B) Epinephrine. C) Thyroxine. D) Melatonin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epinephrine. 45. What do hormones released by endocrine glands influence? A) Reflex actions. B) Muscle movement. C) Sensory perception. D) Emotional reactions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emotional reactions. 46. It can vary from 2 people to a very large number of people A) Group Structure. B) Group Roles. C) Group Size. D) Interest Groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Group Structure. 47. What are the biochemical units of heredity that make up chromosomes and synthesize proteins? A) Epigenetics. B) Genes. C) Genomes. D) DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Genes. 48. Which of the following is NOT $^{}$$^{}$a neurotransmitter? A) Interneuron. B) Acetycholine. C) Dopamine. D) Norepinephrine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interneuron. 49. Which of the following are criticisms of Piaget's theory A) Used his own children so it was very subjective. B) Small sample size of three children. C) Suggested development is age based and was therefore not relevant to different cultures or children with developmental delay. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 50. Which is the correct sequence of stages in Piaget's theory of cognitive development? A) Sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operations. B) Preoperational, sensorimotor, concrete operational, formal operations. C) Sensorimotor, concrete operational, preoperational, formal operations. D) Preoperational, concrete operational, sensorimotor, formal operations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operations. 51. Which of the following factors is NOT part of the socio-cultural environment? A) Genetics. B) Peers. C) Family. D) School. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genetics. 52. Adrenal glands release A) Seratonin. B) GABA. C) Aetylcholine. D) Epinephrine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epinephrine. 53. The endocrine system is made up of A) Glial cells. B) Glands. C) Interneurons. D) Neural networks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glands. 54. According to Erikson, for the successful development of personality an individual must A) Seek the assistance of a qualified psychotherapist. B) Progress through a series of stages overcoming a specific crisis in each. C) Be raised in a challenging environment. D) Be protected by caregivers from all adverse life experiences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Progress through a series of stages overcoming a specific crisis in each. 55. Which of the following is a component of Bronfenbrenner's ecological model? A) Neurosystem. B) Macrosystem. C) Psychosystem. D) Sociocultural system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Macrosystem. 56. Which part of the neuron is responsible for receiving messages from other cells? A) Axon. B) Soma. C) Dendrite. D) Myelin Sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrite. 57. The gradual and orderly changes that a species undergoes while adapting to the environmental demands refer to A) Natural selection. B) Evolution. C) Mutation. D) Adaptation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evolution. 58. What is the primary role of genes in human behavior? A) Influence social interactions. B) Regulate hormone levels. C) Determine physical and psychological traits. D) Control environmental factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Determine physical and psychological traits. 59. This is the gap or space between two neurons A) Axon. B) Cell Body. C) Dendrites. D) Synapse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Synapse. 60. These consist of people who work together to achieve a common task. Members are brought together to accomplish a narrow range of goals within a specified time period. A) Command Groups. B) Task Groups. C) Functional Groups. D) Interest Groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Task Groups. Next →Related QuizzesArts Humanities QuizzesClass 11 QuizzesClass 11 Psychology Chapter 3 The Bases Of Human Behaviour Quiz 2Class 11 Psychology Chapter 1 What Is Psychology QuizClass 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality QuizClass 11 Psychology Chapter 2 Methods Of Psychology QuizClass 11 Psychology Chapter 4 Human Development QuizClass 11 Psychology Chapter 5 Sensory, Attentional And Perceptual Processes QuizClass 11 Psychology Chapter 6 Learning QuizClass 11 Psychology Chapter 7 Human Memory Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books