This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Psychology Chapter 1 What Is Psychology – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Psychology Chapter 1 What Is Psychology Quiz 19 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which subfield of psychology studies how people learn and develop in academic settings, focusing on teaching methods, learning processes, and the factors that impact student performance and motivation? A) Psychodynamic. B) School. C) Cognitive. D) Educational. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Educational. 2. Which subfield of psychology uses the science of psychology to promote health/healthcare and prevent illnesses? A) Health Psychology. B) Cognitive Psychology. C) Developmental Psychology. D) Social Psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Health Psychology. 3. Who is associated with Functionalism? A) William James. B) Pavlov. C) Wertheimer. D) Carl Rogers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) William James. 4. Which of these is the most accurate definition of the discipline of psychology? A) The scientific study of behavior and mental processes. B) The scientific study of mental processes. C) The scientific study of behavior. D) The scientific study of human behavior and mental processes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The scientific study of behavior and mental processes. 5. New workers at McDonald's are required to complete an employee-training program to improve the work efficiency and compete for healthy competitions. This program may have been implemented by which type of psychologist? A) Health psychologist. B) Educational psychologist. C) Industrial/Organization psychologist. D) Social psychologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Industrial/Organization psychologist. 6. Psychology is viewed as a "soft science" because it attempts to study the inner workings of the mind. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. A statement that attempts to explain why things are the way they are and why they happen the way they do . A) Principle. B) Theory. C) Psychology. D) Behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theory. 8. In its early days, the school of psychoanalysis stressed that behavior was caused by A) Heredity rather than environment. B) Environment rather than heredity. C) Unconscious motives and conflicts. D) Conscious choice and self direction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unconscious motives and conflicts. 9. Based on the poster, which option best defines psychology? A) Reading minds and predicting personal decisions. B) Guessing personality traits from social vibes. C) The scientific study of thoughts, feelings, behaviours. D) Using common sense to explain daily actions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The scientific study of thoughts, feelings, behaviours. 10. Which statement is true about psychiatrists? A) They do not attend medical school. B) They can prescribe medication for mental health conditions. C) They only work with children. D) They focus solely on research. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They can prescribe medication for mental health conditions. 11. Which part of the neuron receives neural information? A) Axon Terminal. B) Dendrite. C) Nucleus. D) Myelin Sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrite. 12. Which psychological perspective is focused on how mental activities helped an organism adapt to its environment? A) Functionalism. B) Behaviorism. C) Gestalt Psychology. D) Psychoanalytic Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Functionalism. 13. Who was very influential in beginning the cognitive revolution? A) Sigmund Freud. B) Noam Chomsky. C) B.F. Skinner. D) Carl Rogers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noam Chomsky. 14. Psychiatrists are generally not referred to as "therapists", because they are medical doctors. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Greek who believed that people could learn much about themselves through introspection A) Humanistic. B) Socrates. C) Counseling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Socrates. 16. What is the main focus of sociocultural perspective in psychology? A) Studying basic causes of behavior that cut across different species. B) Understanding human capacity for self-fulfillment and consciousness. C) Relationship between brain, hormones, heredity, and evolution. D) Influence of ethnicity, gender, culture, and socioeconomic status on behavior and mental processes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Influence of ethnicity, gender, culture, and socioeconomic status on behavior and mental processes. 17. To say something unintentional and to have it regarded as revealing something about your subconscious is known as a A) Freudian slip. B) Jungian trip. C) Watson fall. D) Skinner slip. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Freudian slip. 18. What is the main focus of clinical psychology? A) Studying human differences and factors that make the differences. B) Dealing with behavior problems, emotional disorders, and abnormal behavior. C) Studying the influence of social contexts on behavior. D) Studying the biological basis of behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dealing with behavior problems, emotional disorders, and abnormal behavior. 19. Who are the psychologists associated with Behaviorism? A) Pavlov, Watson, Skinner. B) Wertheimer, Koffka, Kohler. C) Freud, Maslow, Rogers. D) Wundt, James, Freud. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pavlov, Watson, Skinner. 20. The more related people are to each other the more alike their IQ's will be. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. Private mental processes, such as thoughts and memories. A) Cognitive activities. B) Sociocultural. C) Counseling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cognitive activities. 22. Basic research is research ..... A) Conducted for its own sake, not looking for a solution for a problem. B) Where actions are observed. C) That is the scientific study of behavior. D) Focuses on heredity rather than environmental causes for behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conducted for its own sake, not looking for a solution for a problem. 23. Fill in the blank:'Psych' means ..... A) Soul. B) Mind. C) Body. D) Spirit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soul. 24. Which psychologists are most likely to be trained in both psychology and the law? A) Forensic. B) Clinical. C) Behavioral. D) Social. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forensic. 25. This research method is a measure of the extent to which two variables change together, and thus of how well either variable predicts the other A) Correlational. B) Experiments. C) Survey. D) Observational. 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