This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Psychology Chapter 8 Thinking – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Psychology Chapter 8 Thinking Quiz 14 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does System 2 positively correlate with? A) Exposure to complex calculus skills. B) Too many mistakes. C) Need for love and support. D) Intelligence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Intelligence. 2. The mental stress or discomfort caused ban individual experiencing inconsistency between thoughts and actions. A) Cognitive Dissonance. B) Groupthink. C) Deindividuation. D) Attitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cognitive Dissonance. 3. Which of the following is an example of "confirmation bias" ? A) Seeking out information that contradicts one's beliefs. B) Ignoring evidence that supports one's beliefs. C) Focusing on information that confirms one's preexisting beliefs. D) Changing one's beliefs based on new evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Focusing on information that confirms one's preexisting beliefs. 4. Eva had difficulty recognizing that a sea horse was a fish because it did not closely resemble her fish A) Fixation. B) Heuristic. C) Algorithm. D) Prototype. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prototype. 5. What is the purpose of descriptive research in psychology? A) To establish causal relationships. B) To describe and find out about a variable. C) To discover relationships between variables. D) To manipulate variables and measure their effects. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To describe and find out about a variable. 6. If the hypothesis is one-directional, this is also acceptable but the inferential statistical test should reflect this by being one-tailed A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Who is considered the founder of the first experimental psychology lab? A) Wilhelm Wundt. B) Sigmund Freud. C) B.F. Skinner. D) Carl Rogers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wilhelm Wundt. 8. Which of the following best describes the concept of "metacognition" ? A) The ability to solve problems using algorithms. B) The awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes. C) The tendency to rely on immediate examples that come to mind. D) The use of mental shortcuts to make decisions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes. 9. What is the Semantic Effect in logical reasoning errors? A) Accepting conclusions based on pre-existing beliefs. B) Ignoring evidence that contradicts the conclusion. C) Relying solely on statistical data for reasoning. D) Drawing conclusions only from visual information. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accepting conclusions based on pre-existing beliefs. 10. All mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating. A) Cognition. B) Priming. C) Prototype. D) Retrieval. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cognition. 11. Which of the following is the tendency to search for supportive information of preconceptions while ignoring contradictory evidence? A) Intuition. B) Confirmation Bias. C) Mental Set. D) Overconfidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Confirmation Bias. 12. Interpreting the thoughts or beliefs of others without adequate evidence. A) Personalization. B) Magnification. C) Mind reading. D) Fortune telling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mind reading. 13. Which of the following is the best definition of conformity? A) A change in behaviour or belief toward a group as a result of real or imagined group pressure. B) A change in behaviour or belief as a result of direct pressure from a person in authority. C) Change in behaviour or belief as a result of indirect pressure from a person in authority. D) A change in behaviour or belief as a result of a direct request by someone with no authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A change in behaviour or belief toward a group as a result of real or imagined group pressure. 14. Describe a scenario where "functional fixedness" might hinder problem-solving. A) A person uses a paperclip to unlock a door. B) A person cannot see a paperclip as anything other than a tool for holding papers together. C) A person uses a paperclip to create a piece of art. D) A person uses a paperclip to conduct an experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A person cannot see a paperclip as anything other than a tool for holding papers together. 15. What is a prototype in cognitive psychology? A) A new invention or idea. B) The first version of a product. C) The mental image or best example of a category. D) A type of thinking strategy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The mental image or best example of a category. 16. A schema is ..... A) An organized cluster of knowledge. B) A sudden realization of a solution. C) A biased judgment. D) A sensory cue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An organized cluster of knowledge. 17. Standardized measure of intelligence based on a scale in which 100 is average.C A) Emotional Intelligence. B) Intelligence Quotient. C) Cultural bias. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intelligence Quotient. 18. The degree to which a characteristic is related to inherited genetic factors. A) Two-Factor Theory. B) Triarchic Theory. C) Heritability. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heritability. 19. The subfield in psychology that deals with how our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by our social interactions with others. A) Social Psychology. B) Stereotypes. C) Attitude. D) Conformity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social Psychology. 20. How is divergent thinking best described? A) Thinking inside the box. B) Arriving at a single solution. C) Thinking outside the box. D) Following a set procedure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thinking outside the box. 21. What role does critical thinking play in scientific research? A) It encourages accepting conclusions without evidence. B) It fosters skepticism and careful analysis. C) It promotes reliance on intuition. D) It discourages questioning established theories. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It fosters skepticism and careful analysis. 22. Which of the following best describes functional fixedness? A) The inability to move objects. B) The tendency to think of things only in terms of their usual functions. C) A type of physical disability. D) The preference for fixing broken items. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The tendency to think of things only in terms of their usual functions. 23. Which of the following questions would be more likely to produce divergent thinking? A) "What is a stapler?". B) "How do you spell stapler?". C) "How many uses can you think of for a stapler?. D) "What does a stapler look like?". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "How many uses can you think of for a stapler?. 24. If I meet two students from your school and they are brilliant psychology students, I may then conclude that your school must have an amazing psychology program. This conclusion follows a simple "rule of thumb" or a mental short-cut called a: A) Stereotype. B) Participant bias. C) Matching bias. D) Heuristic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heuristic. 25. Which of the following describes a set of political beliefs emphasizing community and social equality? A) Conservatism. B) Liberalism. C) Socialism. D) None of the above. 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