This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > Psychology > Class 12 Psychology Chapter 9 Applications Of Psychology – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Psychology Chapter 9 Applications Of Psychology Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. According to evidence, is well-being solely determined by genetics? A) No, it is solely determined by external forces. B) Yes, it is solely determined by genetics. C) Yes, it is solely determined by social class. D) No, there are active steps individuals can take to lead fulfilling lives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No, there are active steps individuals can take to lead fulfilling lives. 2. According to George Miller our capacity in short-term memory is limited on average to around ..... items. A) 9. B) 5. C) 11. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 7. 3. Your friend's baby brother, Matt, loves to play with his pet cat. When he sees a puppy, he points and calls it '' Mi Mi, '' which is what he calls his cat. Matt is demonstrating Piaget's process of A) Object permanence. B) Cognition. C) Conservation. D) Assimilation. E) Accomodation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Assimilation. 4. What is the diagnostic tool used by psychologists to evaluate how much brain damage patients have after injury or illness? A) Weller Memory Scale. B) Wechsler Brain Scale. C) Weller Brain Scale. D) Wechsler Memory Scale. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wechsler Memory Scale. 5. What is the primary goal of diagnosis and assessment in clinical psychology? A) To understand and identify the individual's psychological issues, symptoms, and underlying causes. B) To prescribe medication for the individual's psychological issues. C) To provide immediate solutions to the individual's psychological issues. D) To ignore the individual's psychological issues and focus on physical symptoms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To understand and identify the individual's psychological issues, symptoms, and underlying causes. 6. A weakness of Piaget's theory is A) There are no applications to real life. B) There is no research evidence. C) It's based on a limited number of children. D) It is old fashioned. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's based on a limited number of children. 7. An experiment where the IV is naturally occurring. A) Lab experiment. B) Case study. C) Interview. D) Natural experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Natural experiment. 8. Generally speaking, heritability is the extent to which A) An individual's traits are due to genes or the environment. B) Differences among people are due to their cultural heritage. C) Differences among people are due to the environment. D) Differences among people are accounted for by genes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Differences among people are accounted for by genes. 9. Because she believes that boys are naughtier than girls, Mrs. Vedder, a second-grade teacher, watches boys more closely than she watches girls for any signs of misbehavior. Mrs. Vedder's surveillance strategy best illustrates ..... A) The Representativeness Heuristic. B) Confirmation Bias. C) The Framing Effect. D) Availability Heuristic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Confirmation Bias. 10. Biopsychology is influenced by the theory of ..... proposed by Charles Darwin. A) Conditioning. B) Relativity. C) Evolution. D) Gravity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evolution. 11. Imagine you're at a school reunion and you meet Stewart. Stewart is convinced that people always get what they deserve in life, and if they're going through a tough time, it's because they've done something to earn it. Jennifer, Ansh, Allijah, and Sania are listening to Stewart's theory. Can you guess which psychological phenomenon Stewart's belief is an example of? A) Scapegoat theory. B) Just-World Phenomenon. C) Ingroup bias. D) Social Facilitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Just-World Phenomenon. 12. The Marshmallow test has been used to investigate A) Self-efficacy. B) Self-harm. C) Self-regulation. D) Self-belief. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Self-regulation. 13. What explains why people buying a certain type of product tend to prefer certain name brand over other brands? A) Social trap. B) Mirror-image perception. C) Mere exposure effect. D) In-group bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mere exposure effect. 14. Predicts the nature of the effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable A) Directional hypothesis (one-tailed). B) Non-Directional hypothesis (two-tailed). C) Null Hypothesis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Directional hypothesis (one-tailed). 15. States there is no relationship between the independent and dependent variable A) Directional hypothesis (one-tailed). B) Non-Directional hypothesis (two-tailed). C) Null Hypothesis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Null Hypothesis. 16. The branch of psychology that helps people cope with challenges in life and improve personal functioning. A) Psychiatry. B) Clinical psychology. C) Counseling psychology. D) Personality psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Counseling psychology. 17. Using the knowledge we have gained from research is also known as A) Biological Science. B) Applied Science. C) Basic Science. D) Life Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Applied Science. 18. When Watson claimed "Give me a dozen healthy infants ..... " he was arguing that behavior is strongly influenced by A) Subjective factors. B) Heredity factors. C) Environmental factors. D) Cultural factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environmental factors. 19. What was the aim of the Loftus and Palmer study on memory? A) To test if phrasing of question can alter memory. B) Investigate the efficiency of long-term memory. C) Record/evaluate recall of eyewitnesses. D) Look at issues with laboratory research. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To test if phrasing of question can alter memory. 20. How often can you expect to be assessed in Psychology? A) Every 3-4 weeks. B) Every other week. C) Once every term. D) Each lesson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Every 3-4 weeks. 21. The "B" in ABC's of Attitude is what? A) Cognitive. B) Affective (Attitude). C) Behavior. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Behavior. 22. Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences human behavior according to IB Psychology? A) Biology. B) Culture. C) Astrology. D) Environmental factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Astrology. 23. The difference between the highest and lowest values in a data set A) Range. B) Mean. C) Mode. D) Median. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Range. 24. The unselfish concern for others A) Empathy. B) Altruism. C) Bias. D) Sympathy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Altruism. 25. When there is a negative charge inside an axon and a positive charge outside of it, the neuron is A) Said to have an action potential. B) Said to have a resting potential. C) About to begin the refractory period. D) In the process of reuptake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Said to have a resting potential. 26. Using role-play and plasticine applies to which of Piaget's stages of development? A) Pre-operational. B) Concrete operational. C) Formal operational. D) Sensorimotor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pre-operational. 27. How are mind and brain related? A) They are identical. B) They are related but not identical. C) They are completely different. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are related but not identical. 28. How can educational psychology improve teaching methods? A) Educational psychology improves teaching methods by informing educators about effective strategies based on how students learn. B) It promotes a one-size-fits-all approach to teaching. C) It discourages the use of technology in the classroom. D) It focuses solely on standardized testing methods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Educational psychology improves teaching methods by informing educators about effective strategies based on how students learn. 29. The three stages of the Information processing model of memory are A) Iconic, echoic, encoding. B) Sensory, short term, long term. C) Cerebellum, temporal lobe, hippocampus. D) Semantic, episodic, procedural. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory, short term, long term. 30. Analyze mind (total experience from birth to the present) in the simplest components. Find way(s) components fit in complex forms. Wilhelm Wundt. Introspection- "Looking inward" Emotion/thought experiencing that moment A) Functionalism. B) Psychoanalytic. C) Behaviorism. D) Gestalt. E) Structuralism. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Structuralism. 31. Psychologist now believe that our development in most areas is influenced by A) Nature or Nurture. B) Nature and Nurture. C) Neither Nature or Nurture. D) Naturalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nature and Nurture. 32. The branch of psychology focused on how social institutions and environments impact individuals and groups. A) Educational psychology. B) Humanistic psychology. C) Industrial psychology. D) Community psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Community psychology. 33. Which explanation of forgetting does Goodwin's study (drunks) Support? A) Retroactive interference. B) Proactive interference. C) Context dependent forgetting. D) State dependent forgetting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) State dependent forgetting. 34. What is most likely to be FALSE about Gestalt psychology? A) Gestalt psychologists recognized the importance of behaviorism in furthering cognitive psychology as a field. B) Gestalt psychology focuses on the fact that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. C) This was founded by Max Weirtheimer, with co-founders Wolfgang Kohler and Kurt Koffka. D) Gestalt psychologists emphasized the importance of insight in problem solving. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gestalt psychologists recognized the importance of behaviorism in furthering cognitive psychology as a field. 35. Which of the following figures is NOT considered a key figure in the history of psychology? A) Maslow. B) Skinner. C) Darwin. D) Freud. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Darwin. 36. The outer covering of the brain which continues to develop is called the A) Brain Stem. B) Cerebellum. C) Cortex. D) Thalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cortex. 37. Which explanation of forgetting does McGeoch and McDonald's study Support? A) Retroactive interference. B) Proactive interference. C) State dependent forgetting. D) Context dependent forgetting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Retroactive interference. 38. Dr. Dre has concluded that the unusually low incidence of alcohol dependence among citizens of a small island country can be attributed to the high percentage of the population who practice fundamentalist religions. This conclusion best illustrates which perspective? A) Socio-Cultural. B) Humanist. C) Evolutionary. D) Biological. E) Psychodynamic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Socio-Cultural. 39. When the subject is unaware that they are being observed A) Covert observation. B) Natural observation. C) Overt observation. D) Structured observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Covert observation. 40. What type of Studies did Baddeley and Hitch carry out that showed working memory is made up of at least two active stores? A) Double Task. B) Dual task. C) Dual challenge. D) Two task. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dual task. 41. Which of the following DOES NOT represent Psychological Perspectives? A) Psychodynamic, cultural, behavior. B) Biological, evolutionary, social. C) Human, behavior, cognitive. D) Cognitive, investigative, reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cognitive, investigative, reasoning. 42. Type of neurons that carry information from the CNS through nerves to effectors such as muscles or glands. A) Sensory Neurons. B) Interneurons. C) Motor Neurons. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motor Neurons. 43. Which of these is not a criticism of the retrieval failure explanation of forgetting? A) Cues aren't always effective. B) Difference increases interference. C) Some research exaggerates the effects of context. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Difference increases interference. 44. What does psychotherapy primarily involve? A) Group therapy sessions. B) Talking with a mental health professional. C) Physical therapy. D) Medication management. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Talking with a mental health professional. 45. Jack and Jill watch a presidential debate together. Before the debate, Jack prefers Candidate A, and Jill likes Candidate B. After the debate, Jack and Jill are both certain that their candidate won the debate, citing instances where they did well, and minimizing times they did poorly. Which concept BEST explains their differing perceptions of the debate? A) Confirmation Bias. B) Availability Heuristic. C) Overconfidence. D) Representativeness Heuristic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confirmation Bias. 46. When you are studying by focusing on facts and not the meaning of information, you are using: A) Shallow processing. B) Implicit memory. C) Deep processing. D) Classical conditioning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shallow processing. 47. Which part of a neuron receives neural information from another neuron? A) Soma. B) Myelin sheath. C) Dendrites. D) Axon terminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrites. 48. Fluid intelligence refers most directly to a person's A) Ability to assume the perspective of others. B) Ability to utilize diffuse brain regions for storing memories. C) Accumulated knowledge. D) Ability to reason speedily and abstractly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ability to reason speedily and abstractly. 49. When graphic the distribution of a study, a researcher notices that a disproportionate number of subjects scored low on their test, shifting the peak of the bell curve she was expecting. This is called a A) Positive skew. B) Negative skew. C) Positive correlation. D) Negative correlation. E) Normal curve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive skew. 50. Scapegoat Theory A) An outlet for anger by providing someone to blame. B) The belief that people get what they deserve. C) Tendency to attribute behavior of others as dispositional. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An outlet for anger by providing someone to blame. 51. Psychology that studies the structure and functions of the nervous system and A) Biopsychology. B) Anatomy. C) Brain. D) Nervous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biopsychology. 52. When in a group, people are less likely to give aid A) Social loafing. B) Groupthink. C) Bystander effect. D) Social facilitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bystander effect. 53. Mr. Matthews believes that his wife's angry outbursts against him result from an unconscious hatred of her own father. From which psychological perspective is Mr. Matthews viewing his wife's behavior? A) Evolutionary. B) Socio-cultural. C) Behavioral. D) Biological. E) Psychodynamic. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Psychodynamic. 54. When you by a car because the sales person was cute A) Central Route of Persuasion. B) Peripheral route of persuasion. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peripheral route of persuasion. 55. The scientific approach assumes that A) There are no general laws or principles that apply to human behavior. B) Events are governed by some lawful order. C) The search for absolute truth is the ultimate goal. D) Each event is completely unique. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Events are governed by some lawful order. 56. In the 'Naughty Teddy Study' they concluded that contrary to Piaget's research A) Many of the children did not understand the purpose of their task. B) Many of the children could conserve quantities. C) Very few of the children could conserve quantities. D) The children demonstrated egocentric behaviour. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Many of the children could conserve quantities. 57. Social Facilitation A) Mere presence of other people can improve performance. B) Mere presence of other people can worsen performance. C) Mere presence of other people can make you do bad things. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mere presence of other people can improve performance. 58. Self-actualization is part of which approach? A) Psychoanalysis. B) Cognitive. C) Biological. D) Humanistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Humanistic. 59. Variables that are not controlled for A) Situational variables. B) Uncontrolled variables. C) Extraneous variables. D) Participant variables. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uncontrolled variables. 60. During the Stone Age, they would cut holes in people's heads to let the "evil spirits" leave a person so that they would have better behaviors. What was this process called? A) Phrenology. B) Trephination. C) Structuralism. D) Introspection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trephination. 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