This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > Psychology > Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life Quiz 19 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which cognitive process is primarily involved in the ability to recall past experiences? A) Perception. B) Cognition. C) Attention. D) Memory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Memory. 2. Short Term Memory A) The retention of encoded material over time. B) The process in which information in your memory can be recalled. C) The part of the memory system where information is stored for roughly 30 seconds. D) A way of organizing information into familiar groupings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The part of the memory system where information is stored for roughly 30 seconds. 3. Which describes an environmental psychologist? A) Studies the nervous system, sensation, motivation, emotion, memory, and thoughts. B) Studies how the environment influences behavior. C) Focuses on the instructional methods. D) Measures the traits & determines how they influence behavior and the thought process. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Studies how the environment influences behavior. 4. Someone who frequently procrastinates may be seen to have what type of Personality A) Type A. B) Type B. C) Type D. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Type B. 5. Ainsworth's 'Strange Situation' primarily assesses: A) Interactional synchrony. B) Caregiver-infant reciprocity. C) The critical period for attachment. D) Types of attachment in infants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Types of attachment in infants. 6. Which other study found that people confirmed more when the task was more difficult (maths)? A) Fiske. B) Lucas et al. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lucas et al. 7. What does cognitive psychology study? A) Mental processes such as perception and memory. B) The influence of genetics on behavior. C) The impact of society on individual behavior. D) The role of emotions in decision-making. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mental processes such as perception and memory. 8. What is a similarity between early physiologists and modern biological psychologists? A) Both focus on the question, 'Do we have a soul?. B) Both believe that the environment is the most important factor in determining behavior. C) Both use evolution to explain behavior. D) Both believe that physical traits and changes in the body can affect behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both believe that physical traits and changes in the body can affect behavior. 9. Siffre was isolated and would not have ..... for six months. A) Zeitgebers. B) Food. C) Sleep wake cycle. D) Clock. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zeitgebers. 10. According to Jean Piaget, how many stages of mental development do children move through? A) Two stages. B) Four stages. C) Five stages. D) Three stages. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Four stages. 11. Who was Mary Whiton Calkins? A) First female president of APA. B) First woman author of a psychology book. C) First woman to receive a Ph. D. in psychology. D) Wife of G. Stanley Hall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First female president of APA. 12. Which of the following is NOT an assumption of Critical Social Psychology A) Society how it works and can be changed. B) Knowledge and how it is changed as well as justified. C) Biological nature of the mind. D) Person hood and how it is understood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biological nature of the mind. 13. In psychological research, what is the significance of operationalizing variables? A) To define variables in measurable terms. B) To eliminate the need for a hypothesis. C) To ensure variables are kept constant. D) To increase the sample size. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To define variables in measurable terms. 14. Which ethical consideration is allowed only if there are absolutely no other alternative means of gathering quality data A) Right to withdraw. B) Informed Consent. C) Deception. D) Professional relationship. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deception. 15. Remembering how to perform actions is an example of: A) Declarative memory. B) Episodic memory. C) Semantic memory. D) Procedural memory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Procedural memory. 16. The study focused on ..... therefore can't be applied to both sexes. A) American women. B) American men. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) American men. 17. Read each statement and determine whether it describes an obsession or a compulsion:Needing to arrange objects in a specific order. A) Obsession. B) Compulsion. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compulsion. 18. Hindsight bias often leads people to perceive experimental outcomes and other happenings as: A) Unpredictable. B) Invalid. C) Unsurprising. D) Inexplicable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unsurprising. 19. Organized sets of concepts that explain phenomena A) Theories. B) Hypothesis. C) Ideas. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theories. 20. What should teachers provide to help busy adult learners review material at any time? A) Interactive games. B) Long lectures. C) Self-study materials and supplementary resources. D) Group discussions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Self-study materials and supplementary resources. 21. How does perceptual organization influence our perception of the world? A) Perceptual organization helps us make sense of sensory input and perceive the world as coherent and meaningful. B) Perceptual organization is only important for visual perception. C) Perceptual organization only affects our perception of colors. D) Perceptual organization has no influence on our perception of the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perceptual organization helps us make sense of sensory input and perceive the world as coherent and meaningful. 22. According to Bowlby, what does the term "internal working model" refer to? A) The process of imprinting. B) Reciprocity in caregiver-infant interactions. C) A mental representation of relationships. D) A specific attachment hierarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A mental representation of relationships. 23. What was Harry Harlow's experiment? A) Testing children's ability to understand conservationism. B) Testing children's reactions to caregivers and reasons for attachment. C) Testing monkeys' ability to understand conservationism. D) Testing monkeys' reactions to caregivers and reasons for attachment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Testing monkeys' reactions to caregivers and reasons for attachment. 24. The Greek philosopher who believed that intelligence was inherited was A) Plato. B) Simonides. C) Aristotle. D) Descartes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plato. 25. According to this perspective, feelings of self-worth and value have a huge impact on our behavior and thought processes. A) Biological. B) Psychoanalytic. C) Behavioral. D) Cognitive. E) Humanistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Humanistic. 26. What is the purpose of a control group in an experiment? A) To measure the dependent variable. B) To manipulate the independent variable. C) To observe natural behavior. D) To provide a baseline for comparison. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To provide a baseline for comparison. 27. The awareness of and ability to manage one's own emotions as well as the ability to be self motivated, able to feel what others feel, and socially skilled is ..... A) Being an empath. B) Social intelligence. C) Emotional intelligence. D) People skills. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emotional intelligence. 28. In literature, which cognitive process is primarily involved when a reader infers the meaning of a metaphor? A) Interpretation. B) Perception. C) Attention. D) Memory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interpretation. 29. When simple things need pictures, labels, or instructions, the design has ..... A) Succeeded. B) Failed. C) Completed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Failed. 30. Scientific study of observable behavior. A) Structuralism. B) Psychoanalysis. C) Functionalism. D) Behaviorism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Behaviorism. 31. The self-reflective observation of one's own sensations and feelings is called A) Humanism. B) Spaced practice. C) Clinical psychology. D) Introspection. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Introspection. 32. In the context of attachment, what is the term for the ability to coordinate actions with another person? A) Interactional synchrony. B) Internal working model. C) Critical period. D) Monotropy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interactional synchrony. 33. A therapist suggests that Margaret is depressed because she attributes her failures to her own incompetence instead of blaming her parents and teachers for the unreasonable demands they place on her. The therapist's interpretation most clearly reflects a ..... perspective. A) Psychoanalytic. B) Humanistic. C) Social-cognitive. D) Biological. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Social-cognitive. 34. How are defense mechanisms related to psychology? A) Are random responses cause by a disorder. B) Are mechanisms that we inherit from our parents. C) Those mechanism are responses that our mind do in other to protect the person. D) Are nonsense responses to random situations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Those mechanism are responses that our mind do in other to protect the person. 35. According to Peplau and Fingerhut (2007) what is a key difference between gay/lesbian relationships and their straight counterparts A) Gay/lesbian couples are more dysfunctional. B) Gay/lesbian relationships are more likely to own pets. C) Gay/lesbian relationships have stricter gender roles. D) Gay/lesbian couples are more likely to stay in touch with exes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gay/lesbian couples are more likely to stay in touch with exes. 36. Which variable is not manipulated by the researcher in an experiment? A) Control group. B) Dependent variable. C) Random group. D) Independent variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent variable. 37. The life events explantion of stress is limited because it ignores the impact of ..... on stress. A) Daily hassles. B) Personality characteristics. C) Hormones. D) All other options. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All other options. 38. Provide an example of top-down processing in psychology. A) Using prior knowledge and expectations to interpret sensory information. B) Using emotions and feelings to interpret sensory information. C) Using bottom-up processing to interpret sensory information. D) Using sensory information to form prior knowledge and expectations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using prior knowledge and expectations to interpret sensory information. 39. Use interviews and tests to identify their clients' problems. Is more of a advisor than a psychologist. A) Clinical Psychologist. B) Developmental Psychologist. C) Counseling Psychologist. D) School Psychologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Counseling Psychologist. 40. What can the findings from experimental research inform in psychology? A) The development of new medication. B) Statistical analysis techniques. C) Historical perspectives. D) Evidence-based practices. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evidence-based practices. 41. A psychologist who studied the basic elements that make up conscious mental experiences A) Cognitivist. B) Structuralist. C) Behaviorist. D) Functionalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Structuralist. 42. Which describes a social psychologist? A) Compares the behaviors of different species. B) Looks at student's behavior to see if it interferes with learning. C) Looks at an individual's thoughts, behaviors, and feelings in social situations. D) Treats soldiers with mental illness or emotional distress. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Looks at an individual's thoughts, behaviors, and feelings in social situations. 43. Which describes a military psychologist? A) Studies relationships between people and work. B) Studies changes in emotions, physical, and social in a life span. C) Treats soldiers with mental illness or emotional distress. D) Studies the law and criminal justice system and how it applies to psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Treats soldiers with mental illness or emotional distress. 44. Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow have given ..... perspective. A) Psychoanalysis. B) Cognitive. C) Humanistic. D) Gestalt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humanistic. 45. What does APA stand for in psychology? A) American Psychological Association. B) American Psychiatric Association. C) Association of Psychological Analysts. D) Association of Psychiatric Advisors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) American Psychological Association. 46. The FBI classifies a spree killer as someone with- A) 3 victims with a cooling off period. B) 3 victims back to back. C) 4 or more victims in one location. D) More than 1 victim at more than 1 location. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) More than 1 victim at more than 1 location. 47. The liquids that bridge the gap across the synapse are the ..... A) Nuerotransmitters. B) Myelin. C) Cytoplasm. D) Enzymes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nuerotransmitters. 48. What is replication? A) Cloning the scientist who first did an experiment. B) Doing an experiment for the first time. C) Doing an experiment again and getting different results. D) Doing an experiment again and getting the same results. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Doing an experiment again and getting the same results. 49. Why is adherence to ethical guidelines important in experimental research? A) It ensures the well-being of participants and upholds the integrity of research outcomes. B) It helps in faster publication of research papers. C) It reduces the cost of research. D) It guarantees the research will be cited by others. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It ensures the well-being of participants and upholds the integrity of research outcomes. 50. A person assembling a tool one week after reading the instructions can remember the first and last steps of the procedure but not the middle ones. This best illustrates which of the following? A) Repression. B) The serial position effect. C) Encoding failure. D) Social facilitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The serial position effect. 51. Behavioral neuroscience refers to ..... A) How behavior is influence by the brain and the environment. B) How behavior depends on issues of the brain. C) The study of how behavior is related to social interactions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How behavior is influence by the brain and the environment. 52. Which comes first, attraction or flirting? A) Flirting. B) Attraction. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Attraction. 53. Abdul has volunteered to participate in an experiment evaluating the effectiveness of aspirin. Neither he nor the experimenters know whether the pills he takes during the experiment contain aspirin or are merely placebos. The investigators are apparently making use of A) The double-blind procedure. B) The overconfidence effect. C) Naturalistic observation. D) Random sampling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The double-blind procedure. 54. What is vertical communication A) Staff at different levels in the hierarchy communicating. B) Staff at the same level in the hierarchy communicating. C) Staff in different businesses communicating. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Staff at different levels in the hierarchy communicating. 55. Which of the following best explains 'Genetics and behaviour'? A) Environment determines all behaviour. B) Behaviour is only learned. C) Heredity influences certain behavioural traits. D) Behaviour is unrelated to genes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heredity influences certain behavioural traits. 56. This type of motivation is the desire to perform a task because of outside factors, such as a reward or threat of punishment A) Extrinsic. B) Initiative. C) Intrinsic. D) Self-regulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extrinsic. 57. During the 6 month tour, Rahe et al. (1970) monitored the participants' health finding a positive correlation between ..... A) SRRS scores and illness scores. B) SAS scores and illness scores. C) SRRS scores and wellness scores. D) SRSR scores and illness scores. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SRRS scores and illness scores. 58. The theory that we can explain someone's behavior based off their situation or disposition. A) Cognitive Dissonance. B) Pythagorean theorem. C) Attribution theory. D) Social Psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Attribution theory. 59. The first experimental lab was established in Leipzig by ..... A) John Watson. B) William james. C) Wilhelm Wundt. D) Sigmund Freud. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wilhelm Wundt. 60. What type of intelligence is NOT included in Gardner's Theory of multiple intelligences? A) Logicial/mathematical. B) Olfactory/scent. C) Interpersonal/intrapersonal. D) Spatial/visual. E) Verbal/linguistic. 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