This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > Psychology > Class 12 Psychology Chapter 10 Industrial Organisational Psychology – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Psychology Chapter 10 Industrial Organisational Psychology Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. There is no fundamental difference between basic and applied psychology A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. What psychology subfields are focused on helping people with mental and physical health issues? A) Industrial-organizational psychology. B) Forensic psychology. C) Clinical, counseling, and health psychology. D) Developmental psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clinical, counseling, and health psychology. 3. Introspection is valuable in psychology because ..... A) The subjective view of the patient/subject is valuable data. B) It provides objective information about the patient/subject. C) Introspection is of no value to the researcher. D) Introspection lets the researcher observe the patient/subject and collect data. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The subjective view of the patient/subject is valuable data. 4. What is one of the roles of counselling psychologists? A) Diagnosing brain dysfunctions. B) Providing medical treatments. C) Assisting individuals with personal wellbeing and relationships. D) Conducting research on bullying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assisting individuals with personal wellbeing and relationships. 5. Which are principles of classical conditioning theory? A) Extinction. B) Generalization. C) Discrimination. D) Spontaneous recovery. E) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All the above. 6. A problem-focused change process that combines action orientation (changing attitudes and behavior) and research orientation (testing theory through data collection and analysis) A) Large Group Interventions. B) Appreciative Inquiry. C) Action Research. D) Parallel Learning Structure Approach. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Action Research. 7. Who is associated with the development of structuralism in psychology? A) John B. Watson. B) Edward Titchener. C) Wilhelm Wundt. D) Sigmund Freud. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Edward Titchener. 8. Cognitive Development A) Piaget. B) Erikson. C) Freud. D) Gardner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Piaget. 9. What does it mean that I/O psychologists follow the "Scientist-Practitioner" model? A) They are only concerned with conducting basic research. B) They are applied psychologists conducting applied research. C) They conduct applied research in an attempt to solve basic problems. D) They conduct basic research in an attempt to solve applied problems. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They conduct basic research in an attempt to solve applied problems. 10. A letter to the editor claims, "Rich people have worked hard and deserve every dime they make." This letter writer's beliefs are an example of ..... A) Altruism. B) Companionate attitudes. C) The just-world phenomenon. D) Outgroup bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The just-world phenomenon. 11. The functionalist strongly influenced by ..... A) Willhelm Wundt. B) JB Watson. C) Charles Darwin. D) William James. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Charles Darwin. 12. Which of the following is NOT a focus area for clinical psychologists? A) Major depressive disorder. B) Serial murders. C) Anorexia nervosa. D) Insomnia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Serial murders. 13. Forensic psychologists are relied to provide ..... to assist trial proceedings. A) Training for judges. B) Investigation report. C) Expert testimonies. D) Projections. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expert testimonies. 14. Clinical Psychologist is the one who ..... A) Specializes in behavioural issues. B) Specializes in Scientific and empirical research. C) Specializes in Counseling and training. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Specializes in behavioural issues. 15. Which of the following psychologist would most likely conduct psychotherapy? A) Biological. B) Evolutionary. C) Congitive. D) Clinical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clinical. 16. Who is called the father of "Experimental Psychology" ? A) Edward. B) Fechner. C) E.B. Titchener. D) Wundt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wundt. 17. Category of motivation theory that focus on thoughts or cognitive processes, that take place within the minds of people and that motivate their behavior A) Encouragement theories. B) Process theories. C) Content theories. D) Cognitive-motivation theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Process theories. 18. Which philosopher would have been most enthusiastic about modern empiricism? A) Rene' Descartes. B) Plato. C) Aristotle. D) Socrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aristotle. 19. The acronym CEO means ..... A) Chief Execuive Officer. B) Central Executive Director. C) Cambridge Executive Director. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chief Execuive Officer. 20. Pattern of growth that follows from head to toe A) Proximo-Distal. B) Cephalo-Caudal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cephalo-Caudal. 21. A person who has been in a car accident finds it hard to focus and often forgets conversations shortly after they occur. A professional conducts a series of assessments to measure their cognitive abilities and designs exercises to help improve their functioning. A) Sport Psychology. B) Health Psychology. C) Neuropsychology. D) Clinical Psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neuropsychology. 22. Confirming the accuracy of resume information: A) Employment test result. B) Reference Check. C) Applicant's GPA. D) Letter of recommendation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reference Check. 23. Psychology is best defined as the scientific study of ..... A) Dreams and the waking mind. B) Behavior and mental processes. C) The brain and nervous system. D) Personality and motivation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Behavior and mental processes. 24. Psychology in the work place is the subject matter of ..... A) Industrial and organisational Psychology. B) Social Psychology. C) Academic Psychology. D) Clinical Psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Industrial and organisational Psychology. 25. According to the Big Five model, which trait is linked to being organized and reliable? A) Openness. B) Neuroticism. C) Agreeableness. D) Conscientiousness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conscientiousness. 26. Which psychological approach focuses on how behaviors aid in adaptation to the environment? A) Humanistic psychology. B) Behaviorism. C) Cognitive psychology. D) Evolutionary psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evolutionary psychology. 27. According to Vroom, motivation is a product of which three components? A) Skills, abilities, environment. B) Reward, punishment, feedback. C) Expectancy, Instrumentality, Valence. D) Needs, drives, incentives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expectancy, Instrumentality, Valence. 28. Who was the American philosopher who authored a textbook in 1890 for the emerging discipline of psychology? A) William James. B) Sigmund Freud. C) Wilhelm Wundt. D) John B. Watson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) William James. 29. Which subfield of psychology studies the influence of cultural and ethnic similarities and differences on behavior? A) Sociocultural psychology. B) Industrial/Organizational psychology. C) Evolutionary psychology. D) Developmental psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sociocultural psychology. 30. First woman to "officially" receive a Ph.D. in Psychology and second female to become president of the APA. A) Rosalie Rayner. B) Mary Whiton Calkins. C) Margaret F. Washburn. D) Dorothea Dix. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Margaret F. Washburn. 31. Work life can spillover to off-work life (e.g., family, friends ..... ). A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 32. Bernard works in a factory and is responsible for making sure that the office equipment made in the factory is practical and easy to use. He sometimes suggests changes in the design of certain equipment to accomplish this goal. What type of psychologist Bernard is? A) Management/design. B) Human factors. C) Industrial/organizational. D) Forensic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Industrial/organizational. 33. Father of Psychoanalysis, believed we are motivated by unconscious conflicts resulting from childhood experiences. A) Abraham Maslow. B) John Watson. C) Sigmund Freud. D) Carl Rogers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sigmund Freud. 34. Which type of Psychologist helps solve crimes? A) Engineering. B) Forensic. C) Clinical. D) Consumer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Forensic. 35. This type of psychologist works with people who have motivational problems, and struggle with daily life stresses. A) Industrial psychologist. B) Counselling psychologist. C) Community psychologist. D) School psychologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Counselling psychologist. 36. CEO is the leader of the firm, serves as the main link between ..... A) The board of directors and the firm's various parts or levels. B) The firm's various parts or levels. C) The board of directors. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The board of directors and the firm's various parts or levels. 37. Case Study Method is usually used in the case of ..... A) Abnormal Child. B) Normal Child. C) Problem Child. D) Creative Child. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Problem Child. 38. Application of psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in workplaces A) Personality Domain. B) Experimental Domain. C) Industrial-Organizational Domain. D) Social Domain. E) Educational Domain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Industrial-Organizational Domain. 39. Tutored by James at Harvard and later became first female president of the APA. A) Dorothea Dix. B) Mary Whiton Calkins. C) Rosalie Rayner. D) Margaret F. Washburn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mary Whiton Calkins. 40. Which type of Psychologist would work in Advertising? A) Clinical. B) School. C) Community. D) Consumer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Consumer. 41. The branch of psychology that studies how individuals learn is called A) Counselling psychology. B) Developmental psychology. C) Education psychology. D) Neuropsychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Education psychology. 42. Social Psychology studies how people's thoughts, feelings, and actions are influenced by others. True or False? A) False. B) Not mentioned. C) Cannot say. D) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) True. 43. What do Environmental Psychologists consider in their study? A) Political factors. B) Economic factors. C) Historical factors. D) Physical environment factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Physical environment factors. 44. What does biological psychology emphasize? A) The importance of social interactions. B) The impact of biology on behavior. C) The study of historical figures in psychology. D) The role of unconscious desires. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The impact of biology on behavior. 45. This person introduced the concept of using reinforcement to increase the likelihood that a behavior will be repeated. A) Carl Rogers. B) Ivan Pavlov. C) John Watson. D) B.F. Skinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B.F. Skinner. 46. The main goal of organizational psychology is to find out how to manage workers' performance in such a way that organizations stay productive and competitive. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 47. Which cognitive bias makes you think you're better than you actually are? A) Self-fulfilling prophecy. B) Placebo Effect. C) Recency Effect. D) Dunning-Kruger Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dunning-Kruger Effect. 48. Which form of organizational justice refers to the perceived distribution of the procedures and processes used in decision-making? A) Procedural justice. B) Distributive justice. C) Retributive justice. D) Interactional justice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Distributive justice. 49. A statistical statement of how likely it is that a result occurred by chance. A) Hypothesis. B) Statistical significance. C) Meta analysis. D) Bimodal distribution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Statistical significance. 50. Which Psychologist would assist in creating an IEP (Individualized Educational Plan) for a student? A) School Psychologists. B) Consumer Psychologists. C) Rehabilitation Psychologists. D) Health Psychologists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) School Psychologists. 51. Meaning of the word psyche A) Behaviour. B) Mind. C) Experience. D) Soul. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Soul. 52. An Industrial Organisational Psychology will come in to diagnose a problem in relation to organisational problem and provide solutions in the area of ..... A) Training. B) Managerial practices. C) Assessment. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 53. Which of these is NOT a level in Maslow's hierarchy of needs? A) Safety. B) Esteem. C) Self-actualization. D) Immortality. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Immortality. 54. When an older memory interferes with new memory, it is called A) Retroactive interference. B) Proactive interference. C) Displacement. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proactive interference. 55. Which perspective would be most useful when explaining how people from different countries express anger? A) Behavioral. B) Biological. C) Social-cultural. D) Psychodynamic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Social-cultural. 56. The experimental method does not reveal cause-and-effect relationships. A) True. B) Neither. C) Both. D) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) False. 57. What branch of psychology does an individuals' traits (Five Factor Model) fall under? A) Behavioral Genetics. B) Social. C) Neuro/Biopsychology. D) Personality. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personality. 58. Psychology relies on ..... to investigate questions and arrive at conclusions. A) Experience. B) Observation. C) Common sense. D) Scientific methods. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scientific methods. 59. When an applicant waives his right to receive a reference letter, persons who provide recommendations are less lenient (Ceci & Peters, 1984; Shaffer & Tomarelli, 1981). A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 60. A non-experimental technique of observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate or control the situation A) Case study. B) Structured interview. C) Naturalistic observation. D) Experimentation. 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