Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life Quiz 9 (60 MCQs)

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1. What factors can cause developmental delay?
2. According to scientific studies conducted, which influences pass more mutagens to the fetus?
3. Which branch studies the behavior of shoppers to predict their behavior?
4. Which branch studies the way people are affected by noise, temperature, air quality, weather, etc.?
5. Focuses on the evolution of behavior and mental processes.
6. The debate over whether development occurs gradually, without discernible shifts, or through a series of distinct stages is termed
7. When obtaining "informed consent" which of the following would be least likely to be included:
8. Which of the following is NOT consider as client's right
9. The factor the researcher manipulates in a controlled experiment
10. Who is the following party doesn't have the right access to record of counseling
11. Mental health professionals agree that all of the following are criteria for abnormal behavior EXCEPT .....
12. A limitation of research into life events is it is correlational meaning researchers are unable to .....
13. Dr. Y is a cognitive psychologist. She is probably most interested in
14. A person acts in service to others without regard for their own well-being or needs
15. What are individual differences in evolutionary psychology?
16. Who criticises Asch saying the groups didn't resemble groups in everyday life so you can't generalise to the real world?
17. The last step of the Scientific Method is
18. Strength or limitation?The task and situation were artificial (knew they were in a study)-so may have just gone along with it (demand characteristics).
19. Your brain does more creative work when .....
20. Which event best marks the beginning of the modern study of psychology?
21. According to this perspective, deep unconscious conflicts have a huge impact on our behavior and thought processes.
22. The role of the nurse in developmental psychology includes:
23. Psychology has been around since .....
24. Read each statement and determine whether it describes an obsession or a compulsion:Counting objects or repeating words silently to oneself.
25. Which branch conducts research?
26. According to Piaget, people reach cognitive maturity during what stage? (the stage your currently in now)
27. The natural physical development that occurs automatically and in a sequential manner as a result of genetics is .....
28. Every week, Ruslan complains to a doctor about swollen glands, heart palpitations, constipation, or some other physical symptom. He is sure these symptoms are a sign of cancer, even though more than a dozen physicians have told him he is physically healthy. Ruslan's behavior is most characteristic of a(n) ..... disorder.
29. 'Wearing the colour yellow increases children's levels of happiness'. The independent variable in this scenario is:
30. Which of the following is a method used by psychologists to gather data?
31. *HistoricalQuestionnaires:
32. At what stage do children begin to understand conversations and the feelings of others?
33. Typically, a normal baby has 46 chromosomes. Babies born with Down Syndrome have an extra copy of what chromosome?
34. Studies the changes that occur throughout a person's life span.
35. Which IQ tests yield just a single IQ score?
36. The average is also known as .....
37. Bo is 18 and is looking into career options. He is currently deciding whether he wants to become a gourmet chef or a race car driver. Bo is at what stage of Erik Erikson's psychosocial development?
38. Which of the following is a key theme related to psychology's subject matter?
39. Elmer, the owner of an auto service station, suddenly began smashing the front fenders and hoods of two customers' cars. When asked why, he excitedly explained that he was transforming the cars into "real racing machines." When an employee tried to restrain him, he shouted that everybody was fired and quickly began breaking the car windows. Elmer is exhibiting symptoms of
40. In Ainsworth's 'Strange Situation, ' what is the behavior of a child with disorganized attachment during reunion episodes?
41. Dr. Winkle conducts basic research on the systematic changes in intelligence associated with aging. It is most likely that Dr. Winkle is a(n) ..... psychologist.
42. Participatory (action) research is an approach to research within communities that highlights the importance of participation and action with the ultimate goal of challenging and changing communities for the better
43. The Romanian orphan studies have provided insights into the effects of:
44. What type of killer kills 4 or more people in one location with no cooling down time?
45. People are more honest when .....
46. Causality is the relation between two events, .....
47. Appearance, facial expression, and body language are part of ..... communication.
48. Louisa has been helping clients all day in the facility that she works at. Many clients stay there for months, and sometimes years before they are well enough to leave. She is most likely a:
49. Common issues that are treated by health psychologists are:-
50. Which of the following is a key characteristic of cognitive psychology?
51. What is the impact of individual differences on psychological experiences?
52. The primary goal of structuralism was to
53. Medical problems that are influenced by an interaction of psychological, emotional and physical difficulties is known as?
54. In literature, which cognitive process is primarily involved in understanding a character's motivations and actions?
55. Activation of the parasympathetic nervous system results in which of the following?
56. Which lobe of the brain is located on the sides by your ears?
57. The subgroup of the sample that receives the independent variable.
58. An extreme form of prejudice that is not just judging unfairly, but assumes one's own race or ethnicity is superior.
59. What is Gestalt psychology?
60. *When you hear familiar words in your native language, it is virtually impossible not to register the meanings of the words. This best illustrates the importance of: