This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > Psychology > Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life Quiz 14 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A statement that attempts to explain why things are the way they are and happen the way they do is ..... A) A theory. B) A Research. C) A goal. D) A principle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A theory. 2. What is used to solve problems in the practice of psychology? A) Intuition. B) Casual observation. C) Speculation. D) Existing research. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Existing research. 3. What does random assignment in experimental research involve? A) Assigning participants to experimental conditions based on their preferences. B) Assigning participants to different experimental conditions or groups in a random and unbiased manner. C) Assigning participants to experimental conditions based on their previous experience. D) Assigning participants to experimental conditions based on the researcher's hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assigning participants to different experimental conditions or groups in a random and unbiased manner. 4. In which stage of cognitive development should teachers introduce letters to students? A) Sensorimotor. B) Formal operations. C) Pre-operational. D) Concrete operational. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pre-operational. 5. According to Seligman, what happens when a person is able to identify and make use of (exercise) their 'signature strengths" A) Their level of happiness and satisfaction in life will go up. B) Their level of negative affect will go down. C) Their level of positive affect will go up. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 6. What type of trait is passed down to offspring through DNA? A) An instinct. B) An acquired trait. C) A learned behavior. D) An inherited trait. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An inherited trait. 7. What is the significance of studying psychology? A) The significance of studying psychology lies in understanding behavior and improving mental health. B) The study of psychology is irrelevant to everyday life. C) Psychology has no impact on understanding human emotions. D) Studying psychology is only useful for becoming a therapist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The significance of studying psychology lies in understanding behavior and improving mental health. 8. What is biological perspective in psychology? A) Is the study of how life evolves on the cities. B) Is a way to study psychological issues by natural behaviors. C) Is the study of how humans experiment different sensations when they are in another environment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is a way to study psychological issues by natural behaviors. 9. Being gifted suggests that you will be more successful in life. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. Why is it important to know that, in a social-service field you will see clients from diverse backgrounds? A) You are expected to get people to see the world more the way you see it. B) You are expected not to judge people whose Worldviews are different from your own. C) You are expected to work more and more with clients who are similar to you. D) You are not expected to help those whose problems aren't really that bad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You are expected not to judge people whose Worldviews are different from your own. 11. What is meant by maternal deprivation? A) Child has attachment but then is is disrupted e.g. mum goes to prison. B) Child never has the chance to for a meaningful bond e.g. raised in an institutional care home. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Child has attachment but then is is disrupted e.g. mum goes to prison. 12. If a person has an accident and sustains head injuries and as a result has trouble playing the piano and doing their gymnastic routines, the part of the brain that was probably injured would be the ..... A) Hypothalamus. B) Cerebellum. C) Hippocampus. D) Medulla. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 13. The ability to learn from one's experiences, acquire knowledge, and use resources effectively in adapting to new situations or solving problems is ..... A) Intelligence. B) Reasoning. C) Cognition. D) Critical Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intelligence. 14. Which perspective focuses on the physiology involved in behavior and mental processes? A) Psychodynamic Perspective. B) Humanistic Perspective. C) Physiological or Biological Perspective. D) Behavioral Perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Physiological or Biological Perspective. 15. Research Methods in Developmental Psychology:*A combination of cross-sectional and longitudinal designs*Advantages of both designs*Gives information about-Which age-related trends are age effects?-Which age-related trends are truly cohort effects?-Which age-related trends are a result of historical events? A) Longitudinal Research. B) Cross-Sectional Research. C) Sequential Designs. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sequential Designs. 16. What are the areas of interest for health psychologists? A) Patient-doctor relationship. B) Relation of health and psychological factor. C) Stress and coping. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 17. What is the main goal of forensic psychology? A) To improve educational outcomes. B) To study human development. C) To apply psychological principles in legal contexts. D) To provide therapy to individuals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To apply psychological principles in legal contexts. 18. Influences movement, learning, attention and emotion. A) Norepinephrine. B) Dopamine. C) Serotonin. D) Endorphins. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dopamine. 19. Which major perspective of psychology believed that every behaviour can be broken down to its biological components? A) Behavioural. B) Neuroscience. C) Cognitive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neuroscience. 20. Quentin has been monitoring what his siblings do when his parents yell at them, and how their actions change. His approach is most in line with what school of psychological thought? A) Behavioral. B) Structuralist. C) Cognitive. D) Psychoanalytical. E) Humanistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Behavioral. 21. Can stress affect a person sleeping pattern A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. Anterograde amnesia is A) Is where a patient who has suffered a brain injury cannot remember information from before the injury. B) Is the inability to store any new long term memories following a brain injury. C) Is the first set of items recalled only from a list of recall list. D) Is the inability to recall memories from the ones life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is the inability to store any new long term memories following a brain injury. 23. The stages of sleep are differentiated from each other by A) Your core body temperature. B) Varying levels of adrenaline found in the blood. C) Whether you are dreaming or not. D) Varying patterns of brain activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Varying patterns of brain activity. 24. What do the different psychological approaches contribute to? A) Understanding human behavior. B) Predicting weather patterns. C) Developing new technologies. D) Improving physical fitness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Understanding human behavior. 25. Psychology is the study of what? A) Cultural trends. B) Science. C) Emotions. D) Behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Behavior. 26. Which is not a mental process A) Sensations. B) Feelings. C) Eating. D) Thoughts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eating. 27. What did functionalism focus on? A) The interpretation of dreams. B) How mental activities helped an organism adapt to fit into its environment. C) The treatment of mental disorders. D) The structure of the mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How mental activities helped an organism adapt to fit into its environment. 28. Perceptual development gradually leads to the replacement of reflex actions with more purposeful movements. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 29. Which branch studies the relationship between behavior and biological activities? A) Developmental. B) Forensics. C) I/O-Industrial/Organizational. D) Biopsychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biopsychology. 30. What is the scientific study of the mind and behavior? A) Sociology. B) Neurology. C) Psychology. D) Anthropology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Psychology. 31. Conformity is about social influence and pressure. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 32. If you are recalling facts, would you look to the left or right? A) Left. B) Right. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Left. 33. In their discussions of the process of development, the advocates of nature in the nature-nurture controversy emphasize which of the following? A) Information processing. B) Socialization. C) Experience. D) Maturation. E) Cognition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Maturation. 34. The comparison group, the subgroup of the sample that is similar to the experimental group in every way except for the presence of the independent variable. A) Experimental group. B) Control group. C) Population. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Control group. 35. Study and understand human mental, social, and emotional growth over the course of life. A) Developmental Domain. B) Counseling Domain. C) Biological Domain. D) Clinical Domain. E) Cognitive Domain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Developmental Domain. 36. Does social media play a significant role in causing stress A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 37. An adaptive behaviour is one that: A) Disrupts a person's ability to function effectively in daily life. B) Impairs functioning in daily life. C) Helps a person to function effectively in daily life. D) Causes significant inability to function in daily life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Helps a person to function effectively in daily life. 38. Which subfield of psychology is the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another? A) Human factors. B) Counseling. C) Social. D) Educational. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Social. 39. By what other, more commonly used, name is Holmes & Rahe's Stress Scale known? A) Social Readjustment Rating Scale. B) Special Readjustment Rating Scale. C) Social Adjustment Rating Scale. D) Social Readjustment Ranting Scale. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social Readjustment Rating Scale. 40. According to Pavlov, a neutral stimulus is ..... A) Is never used in classical conditioning. B) Brings on an unconditioned response. C) By itself does not bring on a response. D) Brings on a conditioned response. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By itself does not bring on a response. 41. The FBI classifies a serial killer as someone with- A) 4 or more victims in one location. B) More than 1 victim at more than 1 location. C) 3 victims with a cooling off period. D) 3 victims back to back. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3 victims with a cooling off period. 42. Which of the following is a stimulus? A) Being afraid. B) Brushing your teeth. C) The smell of bacon. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The smell of bacon. 43. Behavior consists of simple motor responses to sensory stimuli; lacks concept of object permanence-1st Stage in Piaget's cognitive development theory A) Formal Operations. B) Pre-Operational. C) Concrete Operations. D) Sensorimotor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sensorimotor. 44. One cluster of personality disorders marked by noticeably odd or eccentric behavior is exemplified by the ..... personality disorder. A) Narcissistic. B) Avoidant. C) Schizoid. D) Antisocial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Schizoid. 45. What does heredity refer to? A) Environmental factors influencing behavior. B) Cultural upbringing. C) Genetic inheritance passed down from parents to offspring. D) Life experiences. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Genetic inheritance passed down from parents to offspring. 46. The stage of life that follows infancy and spans the period from the second birthday to the beginning of adolescence ..... A) Reflex. B) Childhood. C) Assimilation. D) Maturation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Childhood. 47. How can you "operationalize" verbal aggression? A) The number of insulting comments per hour. B) Kicking someone. C) Giving someone the silent treatment. D) Yelling at someone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The number of insulting comments per hour. 48. What does the physiological perspective focus on in psychology? A) The impact of natural selection on traits. B) The role of nerve cells in behavior. C) The influence of culture on behavior. D) The role of memory in learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The role of nerve cells in behavior. 49. This psychological researcher believed that the scientific method should be used to study sensation and perception. He created the first psychological laboratory so that he was able to continue his studies. Who was he: A) Sigmund Freud. B) B.F. Skinner. C) William James. D) Wilhelm Wundt. E) John B. Watson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wilhelm Wundt. 50. Abnormal sensory processing may lead to: A) Hallucinations. B) Motivation. C) Stress. D) Forgetting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hallucinations. 51. The process by which sensory information is detected and transmitted to the brain is called: A) Perception. B) Sensation. C) Intuition. D) Cognition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensation. 52. In the study of language, which cognitive process is essential for understanding and producing speech? A) Pragmatics. B) Phonology. C) Syntax. D) Semantics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Semantics. 53. To achieve its goal of restoring balance to the discipline of psychology, positive psychology needs further development in research and theory focused on A) How to overcome the negative effects of the disease model. B) The origins of negative behaviors. C) Positive behaviors and descriptions of positive mental health. D) The positive side of negative behaviors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Positive behaviors and descriptions of positive mental health. 54. What is a common emotional symptoms of stress A) Enhance mood. B) Improve focus. C) Feeling irritable. D) Increase energy levels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Feeling irritable. 55. What type of intelligence tends to increase as people age? A) Fluid Intelligence. B) Crystallized intelligence. C) Musical Intelligence. D) Spatial Intelligence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crystallized intelligence. 56. ..... are variables that can potentially distort the relationship between the IV and the DV. A) Target population. B) Matching variables. C) Confounding variables. D) Target variables. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Confounding variables. 57. Which branch develops tests like "True Colors" ? A) Personality. B) Social. C) Counseling. D) Clinical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personality. 58. Which school of psychology focuses on storing and processing information similarly to how a computer functions? A) Cognitive psychology. B) Gestalt psychology. C) Evolutionary psychology. D) Humanistic psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cognitive psychology. 59. An infant's response to turn and suck when touched on face is which reflex? A) Attachment. B) Rooting. C) Babinski. D) Imprinting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rooting. 60. When is it best to remind participants of their "right to withdraw" ? A) After the study has been completed. B) Before the study as been started. C) During the study. D) Before, during and after the study has taken place. 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