This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > Psychology > Class 12 Psychology Chapter 9 Applications Of Psychology – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Psychology Chapter 9 Applications Of Psychology Quiz 11 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the practice of mindfulness focused on? A) Daydreaming and imagination. B) Immediate experience and present moment. C) Past regrets and mistakes. D) Future goals and aspirations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Immediate experience and present moment. 2. The greatest single cause of failure in beginning teachers lies in the area of A) General scholarship. B) Subject matter background. C) Inter-personal relations. D) General culture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inter-personal relations. 3. WHAT IS THE LAST STEP IN MASLOW'S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS? A) PHYSIOLOGICAL. B) LOVE AND BELONGING. C) ESTEEM. D) SELF ACTUALIZATION. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) SELF ACTUALIZATION. 4. Variables that differ between individual participants A) Participant variables. B) Extraneous variables. C) Uncontrolled variables. D) Situational variables. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participant variables. 5. Where it's thought by Piaget that Scientific activity will develop an understanding of logic, this would most likely be the A) Formal operational stage of development. B) Concrete operational stage of development. C) Pre-operational stage of development. D) Sensorimotor stage of development. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Formal operational stage of development. 6. Who is credited with studying social and moral development? A) Kafka. B) Piaget. C) Brewer. D) Skinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Piaget. 7. Teenagers are in what state of Jean Piaget's stages of development? A) Formal Operations. B) Concrete Operations. C) Preoperational. D) Sensorimotor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Formal Operations. 8. Psychology that focuses on social interactions between individuals and groups. A) Biological psychology. B) Social psychology. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Social psychology. 9. In the policeman doll study how many of the children could position the doll where the policeman could not see them A) 90%. B) 30%. C) 10%. D) 60%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 90%. 10. Diya is looking at a normal distribution of scores. Roughly what percentage should be expected to occur within 2 standard deviations (SDs) of the mean? A) 95. B) 99.7. C) 75. D) 34. E) 68. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 95. 11. When the researcher is not a peer of the subjects A) Participant observation. B) Overt observation. C) Structured observation. D) Non-participant observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Non-participant observation. 12. Which of the following is not related to forgetting? A) Retroactive interference. B) Decay. C) Repression. D) Long term potentiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Long term potentiation. 13. For most effective development is it best to A) Praise effort rather than results. B) Praise results rather than efforts. C) Praise all activity to increase motivation. D) Not use praise at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Praise effort rather than results. 14. The influence of self-efficacy on motivation suggests that A) Learners are more likely to avoid doing the things they are good at. B) Learners are more likely to avoid things they are less good at. C) Learners are less likely to do more work. D) Learners are more likely to do less work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Learners are more likely to avoid things they are less good at. 15. Industrial-organization psychology A) Developing marketing strategies for businesses. B) Enhancing team sports performance. C) Optimizing human behavior in workplaces. D) Improving physical health in organizations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Optimizing human behavior in workplaces. 16. A medical specialty dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. A) Clinical psychology. B) Psychometrics. C) Neuropsychology. D) Psychiatry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Psychiatry. 17. Your self-efficacy is related to A) How well you do in tests. B) Expectations of yourself. C) How much praise you receive. D) How much people like you. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expectations of yourself. 18. The "C" in ABC's of Attitude is what A) Cognitive. B) Affective (Attitude). C) Behavior. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cognitive. 19. The level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse. A) Refractory Period. B) Action Potential. C) Threshold. D) Resting Potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Threshold. 20. Which of the following describes the Super Ego? A) Ensuring the ideal self. B) Ensuring immediate fulfilment. C) Ensuring fun and sex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ensuring the ideal self. 21. Which of these does not apply to Retrieval failure theory? A) State. B) Encoding specificity principle. C) Context. D) Retroactive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Retroactive. 22. Which of the following would not need to study psychology? A) Teachers. B) Doctors. C) Therapists. D) All need psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All need psychology. 23. What is the focus of Social Psychology in terms of individual behavior? A) Actions are influenced by biological factors only. B) Actions are solely influenced by the individual's mind. C) Actions are performed by individuals but influenced by the social environment. D) Actions are influenced by cultural factors only. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Actions are performed by individuals but influenced by the social environment. 24. Which psychological perspective would be most interested in studying our brain structures & chemistry, genetics, glands, etc.? A) Humanistic. B) Biological. C) Structuralism. D) Functionalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biological. 25. I support neurons and help produce myelin what am I? A) Dendrites. B) Glial cells. C) Cell bodies. D) Axons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glial cells. 26. A method of research in which a problem is identified, relevant data are gathered, a hypothesis isformulated from these data, and the hypothesis is empirically tested. A) Norm. B) Scientific method. C) Cognitive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scientific method. 27. When Cullen saw a person lying on the sidewalk bleeding and in pain, he started to help until he watched others walk by without helping. This is an example of A) Just-world phenomenon. B) Bystander effect. C) Social loafing. D) Fundamental attribution error. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bystander effect. 28. Which of the following best characterizes the early period of the experiment? A) Prisoners and guards resisted their roles because they thought the experiment was foolish. B) Subjects quickly became affected by their power or lack of power. C) Prisoners began to plan to overthrow the guards. D) Prisoners and guards quickly began to taunt one another. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subjects quickly became affected by their power or lack of power. 29. Infants form an attachment to a primary caregiver best describes ..... A) Bowlby's Monotropic theory. B) Privation. C) Stages of Attachment. D) Deprivation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bowlby's Monotropic theory. 30. You are able to drop into workshops without making an appointment A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 31. A conclusion of the naughty teddy study is that: A) Piaget was wrong to suggest children's thinking changes with age. B) Most 5 year old children cannot conserve number. C) Children cannot conserve until they are at least 6 years old. D) Piaget underestimated children's ability to conserve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Piaget underestimated children's ability to conserve. 32. Discuss the importance of teacher-student relationships in educational psychology. A) Teacher-student relationships are irrelevant to academic performance. B) Strong teacher-student relationships can lead to increased discipline issues. C) Teacher-student relationships have no impact on student well-being. D) Teacher-student relationships are vital for enhancing motivation, engagement, and academic success. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Teacher-student relationships are vital for enhancing motivation, engagement, and academic success. 33. General Psychology and Educational Psychology are dissimilar, in that educational psychology A) Is concerned with the child and not with the adult. B) Is concerned with the various aspects of learning. C) Deals only with the applications and not with the theory. D) Selects and emphasise certain data from general field. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Selects and emphasise certain data from general field. 34. Differences in goals, methods, and styles of inquiry made the relationship between psychology and law: A) Natural and harmonious. B) Difficult but important. C) Impossible to forge. D) Successful in every way. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Difficult but important. 35. The center of the data A) Range. B) Mode. C) Median. D) Mean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Median. 36. Hughes concluded that A) Children are less egocentric than Piaget believed. B) Children demonstrate more egocentrism in lab conditions. C) Children become more egocentric as they age. D) Five year old children are completely egocentric. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Children are less egocentric than Piaget believed. 37. Rogers developed ..... A) Interpersonal Relationships. B) Sleep Studies. C) Dream Interpretation. D) Client-Centered Therapy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Client-Centered Therapy. 38. A psychologist who is interested in the psychological effect of aging would MOST likely specialize in A) Experimental psychology. B) Cognitive psychology. C) Developmental psychology. D) Psychometrics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Developmental psychology. 39. According to Dweck, an example of a Growth mindset is: A) Giving up after failing because there is no point. B) Avoiding something in case you fail. C) Believing you can always do a bit better. D) Believing people who work hard must lack ability. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Believing you can always do a bit better. 40. Which theory attributes a person's behavior on either internal dispositions (natural behavior) or external situations? A) Two-factor theory. B) Reward theory. C) Social exchange theory. D) Attribution theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Attribution theory. 41. Factor analysis is a statistical procedure used to: A) Derive IQ scores by comparing mental age with chronological age. B) Evaluate how accurately test items predict a criterion behavior. C) Provide a quantitative estimate of heritability. D) Identify clusters of closely related test items. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Identify clusters of closely related test items. 42. How is social behavior rooted biologically according to Social Psychology? A) Biological factors have no impact on social behavior. B) Nature gives enormous capacity to learn and adapt to varied environments. C) Social behavior is solely influenced by sociological factors. D) Social behavior is solely influenced by biological factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nature gives enormous capacity to learn and adapt to varied environments. 43. An individual's consistent pattern of thought and behavior is known as a(n) ..... A) Personality. B) Deception. C) Psychosocial stage. D) Object permanence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personality. 44. This form of thinking consists of a free flow of ideas with no particular plan involved. A) Directed thinking (convergent). B) Non-directed thinking (divergent). C) Overconfidence bias. D) Rules. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-directed thinking (divergent). 45. The purpose of the investigation A) Methodology. B) Hypothesis. C) Experiment. D) Aim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aim. 46. Professor Mumford believes that most women prefer tall physically strong partners because this preference enhanced survival of our ancestor's genes. This viewpoint best illustrates which perspective? A) Psychodynamic. B) Evolutionary. C) Cognitive. D) Socio-Cultural. E) Behavioral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evolutionary. 47. The belief that is meaningful during old age, deterioration, and impending death. A) Acceptance. B) Ego Diffusion. C) Ego Eccentric. D) Ego Integrity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ego Integrity. 48. The visiual, mental representation of an event or object is called: A) A rule. B) An symbol. C) An image. D) A heuristic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An image. 49. When different participants are used in each condition of the independent variable A) Repeated measures. B) Independent groups. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent groups. 50. Can be caused by psychological pressures, possible genetic facters and a obsession with body image and thinness A) Panic Disorder. B) Eating disorder. C) (GAD) Generalized Anxiety Disorder. D) Bipolar disorder. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eating disorder. 51. If a student commits the fundamental attribution error, which of the following is most likely to be a student's explanation for a classmate's failing exam grade? A) The classmate was too lazy to study hard. B) The classmate was feeling ill. C) The classmate had no quiet place to study. D) The exam was too hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The classmate was too lazy to study hard. 52. Assimilation is the process of A) Conserving info in a schema. B) Adding new info to an existing schema. C) Associating info with another schema. D) Creating a new schema to accommodate new info. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adding new info to an existing schema. 53. Pavlov's discovery of classical conditioning as found when the dogs responded to a neutral stimulus. This neutral stimulus would become the ..... A) Unconditioned Reposnse. B) Conditioned Response. C) Unconditioned Stimulus. D) Conditioned Stimulus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conditioned Stimulus. 54. Which of these would be an appropriate possible applications of Bowlby's monotropic theory? A) Nursery-Put children into nursery in the first few months of life. B) Prisons-Don't let children visit. C) Hospitals-keep children with main care giver. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hospitals-keep children with main care giver. 55. According to psychoanalysis, which part of the human mind is responsible for basic instincts and desires? A) Ego. B) Superego. C) Conscious mind. D) Id. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Id. 56. Susan thinks she does worse on tests that are administered on Fridays, when in reality her test scores are not influenced by the day of the week. This situation is an example of an: A) Hindsight bias. B) Illusory correlation. C) Sublimation. D) Projection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illusory correlation. 57. Mrs. Blais is Wamsutta's ..... A) Educational psychologist. B) School psychologist. C) Counseling psychologist. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) School psychologist. 58. When psychology and law are discussed as embodying different cultures, the underlying cultural differences viewed as most important are: A) Language, cuisine, and music. B) Style, demeanor, and gestures. C) Traits, opinions, and achievements. D) Behaviors, values, and beliefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Behaviors, values, and beliefs. 59. In trying to figure out how to copy and paste an item into a document, Arlene could try all possible key combinations or she could check the pull-down menus, a much faster way to solve her problem. Arlene is relying on ..... A) Prototypes. B) Heuristics. C) Fixations. D) Algorithms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heuristics. 60. What does 'surrender' in Integral Yoga imply? A) Obedience to social norms. B) Passive dependence. C) Giving up effort. D) Alignment with the Divine Will. 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