This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > Psychology > Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The operating technique of the offender A) Corpus delicti. B) Signature. C) Modus operandi. D) Staging. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Modus operandi. 2. Recall what is the correct order of the main stages of the human life cycle A) Birth-infancy-childhood-adolescence-adulthood-old age. B) Birth-infancy-adolescence-childhood-old age-adulthood. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Birth-infancy-childhood-adolescence-adulthood-old age. 3. Transforming incoming information into a usable form is the stage of memory called A) Storage. B) Retrieval. C) Organization. D) Encoding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Encoding. 4. Which factors intertwine to influence behavior? A) Only genetics. B) Only personal circumstances. C) Only cultural influences. D) Genetics, personal circumstances, and cultural influences. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Genetics, personal circumstances, and cultural influences. 5. Which perspective would be most likely to state behavior is motivated by self-actualization and the promise of human potential? A) Biochemical. B) Sociocultural. C) Humanistic. D) Evolutionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humanistic. 6. Which of the following best describes a critical period? A) A moment in development where the infant is ready to talk. B) Moments in time where individuals recognize the urge to urinate. C) Developmental periods where individuals recall past events. D) A time during development when the individual is ready to move to the next objective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A time during development when the individual is ready to move to the next objective. 7. A health intervention is defined as "to copy someone behavior or actions; to do things the same way" ? A) True. B) Flase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flase. 8. Developmental psychology deals with: A) Emotional disorders. B) Growth and changes across the lifespan. C) Cognitive decline. D) Sleep and dreams. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Growth and changes across the lifespan. 9. The process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events. A) Sensation. B) Sensory adaptation. C) Perception. D) Bottom-up processing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perception. 10. Damage to which of the following brain structures may cause the inability to detect the emotional significance of facial expressions, especially those demonstrating fear? A) Cerebellum. B) Thalamus. C) Hippocampus. D) Amygdala. E) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amygdala. 11. When do Early Middle-Aged adults tend to learn more effectively? A) When they learn a language unrelated to their work. B) When the learning content is relevant to their current life or work context. C) Hen they learn advanced grammar. D) When the learning content is related to academic theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When the learning content is relevant to their current life or work context. 12. What is the future of psychological perspectives according to the text? A) There will be fewer perspectives. B) There may be many more perspectives. C) They will remain the same. D) They will become irrelevant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There may be many more perspectives. 13. Which scientist used pea plants to help explain how dominant and recessive traits work between parents and offspring? A) Francis Crick. B) Gregor Mendel. C) Rosalind Franklin. D) James Watson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gregor Mendel. 14. A method of self observation, used in Titchener's structuralist school of psychology. A) Reflection. B) Empiricism. C) Introspection. D) Intrinsic thought. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Introspection. 15. Maria, who works in a large office, assumes that her new coworker, Ahmed, might not be good at his job simply because he is from a different country. Despite never interacting with him or seeing his work, Maria holds a negative attitude based solely on his ethnicity and background. A) Maria is demonstrating cultural awareness. B) Maria is being supportive of her coworker. C) Maria is exhibiting prejudice. D) Maria is showing favoritism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maria is exhibiting prejudice. 16. The subgroup of the population that participates in the study A) Sample. B) Assignment. C) Group. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sample. 17. Bartlett believed that memory was: A) Declarative. B) Procedural. C) Reconstructive. D) Acoustic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reconstructive. 18. Each of the following is a common ethical guideline suggested by the American Psychological Association EXCEPT ..... A) Parents of infant participants must be informed about the study. B) Deception in a study must be justified. C) Participants may withdraw at any time. D) Debriefing may be omitted when young children are involved. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Debriefing may be omitted when young children are involved. 19. A hormone released by the pineal gland that increases feelings of relaxation and tiredness A) Melatonin. B) Serotonin. C) Dopamine. D) SCN. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Melatonin. 20. The process of fitting objects and experiences into one's existing schemas A) Schema. B) Assimilation. C) Egocentrism. D) Accomodation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assimilation. 21. What does personality psychology focus on? A) Individual differences in behavior and personality. B) The study of group dynamics. C) The analysis of cultural influences. D) The examination of historical events. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Individual differences in behavior and personality. 22. What does the Occipital Lobe do? A) Visual Perception, including colour, form and motion. B) Sensory information, including touch, temperature, pressure and pain. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Visual Perception, including colour, form and motion. 23. What is Closure? A) Completing gaps within a figure in order to view the stimulus as a whole. B) Simplifying a scene into figures and backgrounds. C) The perception of objects based on similar features. D) The perception of objects that are physically close together as belonging in a group. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Completing gaps within a figure in order to view the stimulus as a whole. 24. Operationalization of a construct A) Means expressing it in terms of observable behaviour. B) Is doing construction on a building. C) Means to investigate a reading topic. D) Is the theory of knowledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Means expressing it in terms of observable behaviour. 25. Biological psychologists collaborate with zoologists and anthropologists A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 26. *Memories of emotional events are especially likely to be facilitated by activation of the: A) Hypothalamus. B) Sensory cortex. C) Motor cortex. D) Amygdala. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amygdala. 27. The perspective in psychology thst emphasizes how we learn observable responses is the A) Socio-Cultural perspective. B) Cognitive perspective. C) Behavioral perspective. D) Neuroscience perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Behavioral perspective. 28. Adults may experience more anxiety or self-doubt when learning a new language compared to younger learners due to: A) Emotional factors. B) Slower vocabulary acquisition. C) Balancing responsibilities. D) Lack of technology access. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emotional factors. 29. Division of the sample into groups so that every individual has an equal chance of being put in any group or condition. A) Single blind. B) Double blind. C) Random assignment. D) Random sampling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Random assignment. 30. How is natural selection related to psychology? A) All organisms have been shown to be capable of learning. B) Humans behave as they do in part because that behavior promotes survival. C) Survival depends on environment just as much as it depends on genes. D) Animals share many genes with human beings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humans behave as they do in part because that behavior promotes survival. 31. Which describes a forensic psychologist? A) Treats soldiers with mental illness or emotional distress. B) Helps with psychological adjustments, works in clinics & hospitals, defeating behavior. C) Studies changes in emotions, physical, and social in a life span. D) Studies the law and criminal justice system and how it applies to psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Studies the law and criminal justice system and how it applies to psychology. 32. A person is extremely antisocial. They have trouble relating to others and do not feel empathy. How would this be classified? A) Sociopathy. B) Psychosis. C) Psychopathy. D) Criminal Profiling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sociopathy. 33. What are the two main parts of the human nervous system? A) Central Nervous System (CNS) and Peripheral Nervous System (PNS). B) Brain and Spinal Cord. C) Autonomic and Somatic Nervous Systems. D) Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous Systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central Nervous System (CNS) and Peripheral Nervous System (PNS). 34. Which statement signifies the term 'mood' A) Emotion induced by the enjoyment or anticipation of what is felt or viewed as good or desirable. B) Emotions (positive and negative) that are embodied. C) The result of giving the body what it needs in that particular moment. D) A relatively short-lived emotional state. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A relatively short-lived emotional state. 35. What does the humanistic perspective emphasize in psychology? A) The role of unconscious motives. B) The physiological changes in the body. C) The psychological health and free will of individuals. D) The behavior of animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The psychological health and free will of individuals. 36. Which of the following is an example of Physical/Environmental barriers? A) A beautiful female/male. B) An uncomfortable meeting place and noise. C) To be frustrated. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An uncomfortable meeting place and noise. 37. For task difficulty-conformity ..... when the task was harder. A) Increased. B) Decreased. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increased. 38. ..... Focuses on the relationship between behaviour and the physical system, including the brain and the rest of the nervous system, immune system etc. A) Developmental psychology. B) Biological psychology. C) Cognitive psychology. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biological psychology. 39. Concerned with discovering the basic elements of consciousness. A) Structuralism. B) Functionalism. C) Psychoanalysis. D) Psychology of Gestalt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Structuralism. 40. If you are claustrophobic, what do you fear? A) Darkness. B) Closed spaces. C) Spiders. D) Heights. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Closed spaces. 41. At which stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development do individuals during a critical period become able to be use deductive and hypothetical reasoning? A) Sensorimotor stage. B) Preoperational stage. C) Concrete operational stage. D) Formal operational stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Formal operational stage. 42. This behavioral psychologist studied how the use of rewards and punishment can influence behavior. A) Ivan Pavlov. B) Albert Bandura. C) B.F Skinner. D) Sigmund Freud. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B.F Skinner. 43. The behavior or mental process that is measured in an experiment (the effect) A) Dependent variable. B) Independent variable. C) Random sample. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent variable. 44. ..... is high when confounding variables have been controlled and we are quite certain that it was the change in the IV that caused the change in the DV. A) Ecological validity. B) External validity. C) Internal validity. D) Population validity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Internal validity. 45. How many different types of psychologists did we cover in last lesson? A) 5. B) 6. C) 4. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5. 46. In developmental psychology, 'death and dying' is studied under: A) Late adulthood. B) Middle adulthood. C) Adolescence. D) Early childhood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Late adulthood. 47. Charles Darwin proposed that natural selection leads to the development of characteristics most suited to the survival and reproduction of a species. His theory has most influenced which branch of Psychology? A) Cognitive psychology. B) Evolutionary psychology. C) Behaviorism. D) Humanism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evolutionary psychology. 48. What does the socio-cultural perspective emphasize in psychology? A) The role of genetics in behavior. B) The influence of nerve cells on behavior. C) How behavior and thinking vary across cultures. D) The impact of natural selection on traits. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) How behavior and thinking vary across cultures. 49. Who is the founder of structuralism? A) Wilhelm Wundt. B) John Watson. C) Carl Rogers. D) William James. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wilhelm Wundt. 50. ..... are conducted in a real life setting. The researcher manipulates the IV, but the participants are in their natural setting. A) Case study. B) Field exp. C) Lab exp. D) Natural exp. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Field exp. 51. Begins to understand concept of conservation; still has trouble with abstract ideas; classification abilities improve; masters concept of conservation-3rd Stage in Piaget's cognitive development theory A) Sensorimotor. B) Formal Operations. C) Concrete Operations. D) Pre-Operational. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Concrete Operations. 52. Read each statement and determine whether it describes an obsession or a compulsion:Fear of making a mistake and constantly seeking reassurance. A) Obsession. B) Compulsion. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compulsion. 53. Which branch would help you cope with challenges in life-loss of a job, divorce, overweight, etc? A) Counseling. B) Environmental. C) Clinical. D) Health. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Counseling. 54. When working as a group, less effort is put into a task A) Social loafing. B) Social facilitation. C) Bystander effect. D) Groupthink. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social loafing. 55. Roger is a freshman in college and is having trouble adjusting to the changes in his life.What type of psychologist should he be referred to? A) Clinical. B) Developmental. C) Psychiatrist. D) Counseling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Counseling. 56. What role does psychology play in education? A) Only relevant for mental health professionals. B) Crucial for understanding learning, enhancing teaching, and supporting student development. C) No impact on classroom behavior. D) Primarily focused on animal behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crucial for understanding learning, enhancing teaching, and supporting student development. 57. THE STUDY OF HUMAN BEHAVIOUR AT WORKPLACE IS CALLED ..... PSYCHOLOGY A) EXPERIMENTAL. B) SOCIAL. C) EDUCATIONAL. D) INDUSTRIAL. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) INDUSTRIAL. 58. What cognitive process is involved when a person is able to focus on a single conversation in a noisy room? A) Sustained attention. B) Selective attention. C) Alternating attention. D) Divided attention. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Selective attention. 59. Based on the medical records of 5000 patients, Holmes & Rahe identified ..... of the most common life events. A) 43. B) 23. C) 53. D) 33. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 43. 60. Debriefing includes A) Explaining the true nature and aims of the study. B) Providing time to ask questions. C) How the data will be stored or used. D) All of the above. 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