This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > Psychology > Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life Quiz 17 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following represents the Empirical Rule as it relates to measures of variation? A) 1-3-5-7-11. B) 10-20-40-80. C) 1-4-9-16. D) 68-95-99.7. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 68-95-99.7. 2. Who are the foremost contributors to the cognitive perspective? A) Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. B) George Miller, Jerome Bruner, and Ulrich Neisser. C) B.F. Skinner and John Watson. D) Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) George Miller, Jerome Bruner, and Ulrich Neisser. 3. Jackie trains hard for a 1/2 marathon to win a $ 100 Academy gift card prize. A) Intrinsic motivation. B) Extrinsic motivation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Extrinsic motivation. 4. What is a target population? A) The population that is practicing sports. B) Part of the group you want to study or describe. C) The whole group you want to study or describe. D) Population inside the classroom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The whole group you want to study or describe. 5. Children who play violent video games are likely to be less violent in real life because they have gotten their aggression out during the playing of the game. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. What is a mainstream psychologist most likely to think about Sigmund Freud? A) Freudian theory is untestable and not grounded in science. B) Freud, a great pioneer in psychology, discovered the unconscious. C) Freud was a complete fraud who barely rates a mention in psychology textbooks. D) Rigorous research has proven that most of Freud's theories were correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Freudian theory is untestable and not grounded in science. 7. What types of people receive prejudice? A) Handicapped. B) Religious. C) Homosexuals. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 8. During which stage of psychosexual development is a child fixated on the mouth? A) Oral. B) Anal. C) Phallic. D) Latent. E) Genital. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oral. 9. ..... is a culturally preferred timing of events, such as marriage, parenthood, buying a house. Many Young Adults use this to set their goals and priorities. A) Social Clock. B) Identity Diffusion. C) Intimacy v Isolation. D) Young adulthood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social Clock. 10. Which of the following is concerned with the real life applicablity of a study? A) Contruct Validity. B) Test-retest reliability. C) Internal Validity. D) External Validity. E) Inter-rater reliability. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) External Validity. 11. Encoding is mostly acoustic and capacity is between 5 and 9 items. Which memory is this? A) Visual memory. B) Sensory memory. C) Long term memory. D) Short term memory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Short term memory. 12. What factor did NOT affect participants willingness to gay bash in the Bahns & Branscombe (2011) study A) The collective guilt of participants. B) Whether participants felt the current sexual hierarchy was legitimate. C) Whether participants felt the current sexual hierarchy was illegitimate. D) Whether the confederate was gay or straight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Whether the confederate was gay or straight. 13. People overestimate the number of people who agree with their opinions A) Mere exposure effect. B) Naive realism. C) False consensus. D) Confirmation bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) False consensus. 14. Which of the following will be the most alike? A) Identical twins raised in the same environment. B) Fraternal twins raised in the same environment. C) Identical twins raised in different environments. D) Siblings raised in the same environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Identical twins raised in the same environment. 15. The continued focus on an earlier stage of psycho sexual development due to an unresolved conflict at the oral, anal, and phallic stage A) Sigmund Freud. B) Archetypes. C) Stimulus. D) Fixation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fixation. 16. Perceived affordances may be correct or incorrect A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. What science gave birth to Psychology? A) Biology. B) Philosophy. C) Sociology. D) Math. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Philosophy. 18. How can understanding cognitive development improve teaching practices? A) Understanding cognitive development allows teachers to tailor their methods to match students' developmental stages. B) Cognitive development only affects younger students. C) Cognitive development is irrelevant to teaching practices. D) Teachers should ignore cognitive development and focus solely on curriculum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Understanding cognitive development allows teachers to tailor their methods to match students' developmental stages. 19. Context related to memory suggests that: A) A cue can trigger accurate recall. B) We remember more in the mornings. C) We remember less at the weekend. D) We forget things if we go back to where we learnt them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A cue can trigger accurate recall. 20. Mental processes are the same for everyone. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 21. This technique gathers self-reported attitudes or behaviors of people by questioning them randomly and representatively. A) Exploratory study. B) Survey. C) Case Study. D) Experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Survey. 22. "Convergent thinking" is best described as: A) The ability to generate many diverse ideas. B) The ability to identify a single correct solution to a problem. C) The ability to work collaboratively with others. D) The ability to think critically and logically. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The ability to identify a single correct solution to a problem. 23. Pseudo-science refers to beliefs or practices that ..... A) Have no basis in scientific fact. B) Have enough evidence to support their claim. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have no basis in scientific fact. 24. Seeing flying unicorns monsters would be a(n) ..... Believing that you are King Tut would be a ..... A) Delusion; compulsion. B) Obsession; delusion. C) Hallucination; compulsion. D) Hallucination; delusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hallucination; delusion. 25. Long term memory is defined as A) Is the process of repeatedly verbalizing or thinking about a piece of information. B) The unlimited capacity memory store that can hold information over lengthy periods of time. C) Bringing a thought or idea learned previously, and thus stored in memory into conscious awareness. D) The retention of encoded material over time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The unlimited capacity memory store that can hold information over lengthy periods of time. 26. Trephination is significant to modern psychology because it shows that prehistoric peoples linked the brain to ..... A) Art. B) Language. C) Agriculture. D) Behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Behavior. 27. The Naturalistic-Observation Method takes place ..... A) In a house. B) In a lab. C) In the field. D) On a computer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the field. 28. Which of the following approaches to psychology did Edward Titchener advocate in the late 1800s? A) Structuralism. B) Psychoanalysis. C) Humanistic psychology. D) Functionalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Structuralism. 29. The research method used when you are watching people in their real-life environment is called A) Experiment. B) Case study. C) Naturalistic observation. D) Experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Naturalistic observation. 30. A Descriptive study A) Is not an important factor in Psychology. B) Is a test you run on the human brain. C) Is the knowledge you retain after playing a game. D) Is a survey. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is a survey. 31. Quantitive Research A) Is something you can always control. B) Uses variables and gives you measurable results. C) Are results that you tell based on experiences you had no control over. D) Is knowledge you gain from reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uses variables and gives you measurable results. 32. In ..... every member of the target population has an equal chance of becoming part of the sample. A) Stratified sampling. B) Random sampling. C) Opportunity sampling. D) Self-selected sampling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Random sampling. 33. ..... is an ability that allows people to remember nearly every event of their life with great precision. A) Hydrocephalus. B) Dementia. C) Hyperthymesia. D) Supranuclear palsy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperthymesia. 34. In the Acting White study, in what location was the academic achievement gap between White and Black students the largest? A) Private schools. B) Schools with large immigrant populations. C) Segregated schools. D) Integrated schools. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Integrated schools. 35. A person is very charming and charismatic but also very manipulative and lack the ability to feel bad for others. How would this be classified? A) Sociopathy. B) Psychopathy. C) Psychosis. D) Criminal profiling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Psychopathy. 36. Which of the following terms refers to the study of the mind and behavior? A) Anthropology. B) Sociology. C) Psychology. D) Biology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Psychology. 37. Which branch of the human nervous system has the function of initiating voluntary movement and carrying sensory information received from the external environment? A) Autonomic NS. B) Sympathetic NS. C) Parasympathetic NS. D) Somatic NS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Somatic NS. 38. What can disruptions in neuronal communication lead to? A) Enhanced physical strength. B) Better digestion. C) Improved cognitive function. D) Mental disorders. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mental disorders. 39. This branch of psychology focuses on the study of animal behaviour to get a deeper understanding of human psychology A) Biopsychology. B) Comparative Psychology. C) Cognitive Psychology. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comparative Psychology. 40. According to Erikson, the stage that occurs between birth and one year of age is concerned with: A) Initiative vs. Guilt. B) Trust vs. Mistrust. C) Identity vs. Role Confusion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trust vs. Mistrust. 41. *Three Critical Features-1. Manipulation of independent variable-2. Random assignment of individuals to treatment conditions-3. Experimental control. A) The Experimental Method. B) The Correlational Method. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Experimental Method. 42. Which perspective emphasizes the idea that we learn behaviors through rewards and punishment? A) Behavioral. B) Humanistic. C) Cognitive. D) Biochemical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Behavioral. 43. Which literary device is used to give human-like qualities to non-human entities, often to explore psychological themes? A) Irony. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 44. Which is an Example of Poor Hygiene Factors in Herzburg's Theory A) Relationship with supervisor and peers. B) Not having a toothbrush. C) Being recognized for ones work. D) Not taking a Shower. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Relationship with supervisor and peers. 45. Bystander behaviour (bystander apathy) in an emergency situation means A) Everyone feels a responsibility to help. B) There are a lot of bystanders. C) Bystanders are more likely to behave prosocially. D) A victim is less likely to be helped. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A victim is less likely to be helped. 46. Method of intense study of just one individual: A) Experimental Study. B) Case Study. C) Naturalistic Observation. D) Survey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Case Study. 47. Zackary did not complete his geometry homework assignment last night. He knows his best pal, Gill finished the assignment during study hall, so Zackary asks Gill to copy his answers. Besides, Zackary thinks, Mrs. Shapes NEVER punishes anyone who copies their homework. What moral stage is Zachary in? A) Pre-conventional. B) Conventional. C) Post-conventional. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pre-conventional. 48. During this stage of sleep, you drift in and out of sleep and can be easily awakened. A) Stage 2. B) Stage 3. C) Stage 4. D) Stage 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stage 1. 49. Refers to private internal working of the mind. A) Psychology. B) Scientific Methods. C) Cognition. D) Behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cognition. 50. What does the word "Cognito" mean? A) "I feel". B) "I believe". C) "I know". D) "I think". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "I think". 51. A limitation of research into life events and their effect on stress-related illness is participants may ..... A) Over-report negative experienes and under-report positive ones. B) Under-report negative experienes and over-report positive ones. C) Over-report negative experienes. D) Over-report positive experienes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Over-report negative experienes and under-report positive ones. 52. It is an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason A) Prejudice. B) Discrimination. C) Judgement. D) Stereotype. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prejudice. 53. The humanistic approach stresses the importance of personal growth, self-actualization, and finding ..... in life. A) Wealth. B) Power. C) Fame. D) Meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meaning. 54. The principle that a crime must be proven to have been committed before a person can be convicted of the crime A) Modus operandi. B) Corpus delicti. C) Signature. D) Staging. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Corpus delicti. 55. Introverts are ..... by time with other people. A) Energized. B) Exhausted. C) Happy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exhausted. 56. According to the humanistic perspective, what is difficult to investigate scientifically? A) Symbolic dreams. B) Unconscious motives. C) Animal behavior. D) Philosophical aspects of human life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Philosophical aspects of human life. 57. Learning something by putting it to music is an example of: A) Visual encoding. B) Retrieval. C) Acoustic encoding. D) Tactile encoding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acoustic encoding. 58. Prediction of how or more factors are likely to be related. A) Validity. B) Theory. C) Hypothesis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypothesis. 59. What is the term used to describe the stage in cognitive development where children develop the ability to think abstractly? A) Concrete-operational stage. B) Preoperational stage. C) Sensorimotor stage. D) Formal operational stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Formal operational stage. 60. Emma decides to change her life long views about supporting the labour party. She decided this after spending so much time with her new university friends who were all Conservatives A) Obedience. B) Conformity. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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