This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Psychology Chapter 1 What Is Psychology – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Psychology Chapter 1 What Is Psychology Quiz 13 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Emphasizes the role that thoughts play in determining behavior A) Evolutionary perspective. B) Cognitive perspective. C) Biological perspective. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cognitive perspective. 2. Researchers use psychological constructs to describe things that cannot be seen, touched, or measured directly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Psychology has roots in the ..... sciences, which attempt to explain the nature of the physical world through observation and experimentation. A) Natural. B) Social. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural. 4. If you're studying how behaviors develop over time to help species survive and adapt to their environment, which psychological approach are you exploring? A) Evolutionary. B) Cognitive. C) Clinical. D) Behavioral. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evolutionary. 5. You check your wrist, press your thumb and pinky together, and-surprise!-the palmaris longus tendon pops up. But wait ..... your friend doesn't have it! What psychological perspective best explains why some people have this tendon and others don't? A) Evolutionary perspective. B) Cognitive perspective. C) Behavioral perspective. D) Humanistic perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evolutionary perspective. 6. Founder of the school of behaviorism A) Cognitive activity. B) Structuralism. C) Sociocultural perspective. D) John B. Watson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) John B. Watson. 7. Counseling psychologists encourage their clients to A) Clarify goals. B) Overcome adjustment problems. C) Meet challenges. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 8. Which subfield of psychology studies how people grow and adapt over time? A) Developmental Psychology. B) Cognitive Psychology. C) Social Psychology. D) Clinical Psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Developmental Psychology. 9. What does cognitive mean? A) Refers to thinking, conscious and mental processes. B) Being aware of your surroundings. C) Being able to take in information from your environment (e.g. sight). D) Studying the brain and human behaviour. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Refers to thinking, conscious and mental processes. 10. The definition of scientific psychology is ..... A) The study of the mind and behavior using the scientific method (hypothesizing, testing, etc.). B) The study of thoughts based on the scientific method. C) The attempt of doctors at disproving the existance of a soul. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The study of the mind and behavior using the scientific method (hypothesizing, testing, etc.). 11. Which perspective answers the question:How are we alike as members of one human family? A) Social-cultural. B) Humanistic. C) Psychodynamic. D) Biological. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social-cultural. 12. Evolutionary psychologists would focus on which of the following? A) Physical features that help plants and animals adapt to their environments. B) Sensations and personal experiences analyzed as whole units only. C) Thinking, learning, and perceptions analyzed as analysis parts only. D) Psychological features of people working in groups as studied by employers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Physical features that help plants and animals adapt to their environments. 13. Replecation A) Repeating study for accuracy. B) Making multiple copies of data. C) When data results are duplicated within a study. D) Reviewing multiple data sets. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repeating study for accuracy. 14. Adeline constantly apologizes to others for her behavior, even when she's done nothing wrong. Which view of behavior would consider Adeline's behavior a result of a poor self concept? A) Humanist. B) Cognitive. C) Psychoanalytic. D) Biological. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humanist. 15. What is the main focus of educational psychology? A) Studying the influence of ethnicity, gender, culture, and socioeconomic status on behavior. B) Dealing with behavior problems, emotional disorders, and abnormal behavior. C) Applying knowledge of general psychology in teaching and learning. D) Studying basic causes of behavior that cut across different species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Applying knowledge of general psychology in teaching and learning. 16. Many scientists do not believe in astrology because A) Researcher Joseph Banks Rhine failed to find support for Astrology. B) Experiments in astrology often do not yield the same results twice. C) The Ganzfield procedure was not tested in a laboratory. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Experiments in astrology often do not yield the same results twice. 17. Which research method involves in-depth examination of a single individual or group? A) Observational Research. B) Experimental Research. C) Case Studies. D) Correlational Studies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Case Studies. 18. The expectation and bias' of the participants in a study can influence their behavior A) The placebo effect. B) Experimenter effect. C) Double Blind Study. D) Single Blind Study. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The placebo effect. 19. Which area of the brain plays a key role in perception? A) Parietal Lobe. B) Occipital Lobe. C) Pre-Backal Lobe. D) Wernicke's Area. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parietal Lobe. 20. Why do we do what we do? A) Physiology. B) Physical science. C) Psychology. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Psychology. 21. The Majority of psychologists are A) Clinical psychologists. B) Counseling psychologists. C) School psychologists. D) Developmental psychologists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clinical psychologists. 22. A self-book is an example of A) A scientific law. B) A scientific theory. C) A pseudoscience. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A pseudoscience. 23. What is the goal of psychology? A) To describe, explain, predict, and control. B) To understand the biological basis of behavior. C) To observe, analyze, and interpret human behavior. D) To study the relationship between brain and mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To describe, explain, predict, and control. 24. Which statement best defines a theory in psychology? A) A list of steps for running an experiment. B) A broad explanation of behaviour backed by evidence. C) An opinion that never changes over time. D) A narrow claim tested once in a lab. 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