This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life Quiz 15 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Charles Darwin proposed that natural selection leads to the development of characteristics most suited to the survival and reproduction of a species. His theory has most influenced which branch of Psychology? A) Humanism. B) Evolutionary psychology. C) Cognitive psychology. D) Behaviorism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evolutionary psychology. 2. What does the socio-cultural perspective emphasize in psychology? A) The role of genetics in behavior. B) The influence of nerve cells on behavior. C) How behavior and thinking vary across cultures. D) The impact of natural selection on traits. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) How behavior and thinking vary across cultures. 3. Who is the founder of structuralism? A) Wilhelm Wundt. B) Carl Rogers. C) William James. D) John Watson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wilhelm Wundt. 4. ..... are conducted in a real life setting. The researcher manipulates the IV, but the participants are in their natural setting. A) Natural exp. B) Field exp. C) Lab exp. D) Case study. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Field exp. 5. Begins to understand concept of conservation; still has trouble with abstract ideas; classification abilities improve; masters concept of conservation-3rd Stage in Piaget's cognitive development theory A) Sensorimotor. B) Pre-Operational. C) Concrete Operations. D) Formal Operations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Concrete Operations. 6. Read each statement and determine whether it describes an obsession or a compulsion:Fear of making a mistake and constantly seeking reassurance. A) Obsession. B) Compulsion. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compulsion. 7. Which branch would help you cope with challenges in life-loss of a job, divorce, overweight, etc? A) Clinical. B) Health. C) Environmental. D) Counseling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Counseling. 8. When working as a group, less effort is put into a task A) Social loafing. B) Social facilitation. C) Bystander effect. D) Groupthink. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social loafing. 9. Roger is a freshman in college and is having trouble adjusting to the changes in his life.What type of psychologist should he be referred to? A) Developmental. B) Psychiatrist. C) Clinical. D) Counseling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Counseling. 10. What role does psychology play in education? A) Only relevant for mental health professionals. B) Crucial for understanding learning, enhancing teaching, and supporting student development. C) No impact on classroom behavior. D) Primarily focused on animal behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crucial for understanding learning, enhancing teaching, and supporting student development. 11. THE STUDY OF HUMAN BEHAVIOUR AT WORKPLACE IS CALLED ..... PSYCHOLOGY A) SOCIAL. B) INDUSTRIAL. C) EDUCATIONAL. D) EXPERIMENTAL. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INDUSTRIAL. 12. What cognitive process is involved when a person is able to focus on a single conversation in a noisy room? A) Selective attention. B) Divided attention. C) Sustained attention. D) Alternating attention. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Selective attention. 13. Based on the medical records of 5000 patients, Holmes & Rahe identified ..... of the most common life events. A) 23. B) 33. C) 43. D) 53. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 43. 14. Debriefing includes A) Explaining the true nature and aims of the study. B) Providing time to ask questions. C) How the data will be stored or used. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 15. Contemporary psychology is best defined as the science of: A) Conscious and unconscious mental activity. B) Observable responses to the environment. C) Behavior and mental processes. D) Thoughts, feelings, and perceptions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Behavior and mental processes. 16. Is the process, in which bodies grow, change & develop throughout a person's lifetime A) Cognitive Development. B) Social Development. C) Physical Development. D) Perceptual Development. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Physical Development. 17. According to this perspective, our thinking abilities and processes drive our behavior. A) Cognitive. B) Psychoanalytic. C) Humanistic. D) Biological. E) Behavioral. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cognitive. 18. What method learning is Early Career Adults (Ages 25-35) interested in? A) Structured, goal-oriented and intensive learning methods. B) Audiolingual method. C) Challenge-based learning. D) Kinesthetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Structured, goal-oriented and intensive learning methods. 19. ..... treated psychology as a sub-branch of natural philosophy because he regarded the soul as the basic principle of life. A) Rene Descartes. B) Aristotle. C) William James. D) Ivan Pavlov. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aristotle. 20. One main difference between a clinical social worker and a clinical psychologist is: A) Only a clinical social worker sees patients one-on-one. B) Louisiana and New Mexico have facilities only for clinical psychologists. C) Only clinical psychologists are required to get a doctorate degree. D) Only clinical social workers can work in educational institutions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Only clinical psychologists are required to get a doctorate degree. 21. A common trait of both psychopaths and sociopaths is that they A) Lack empathy toward others. B) Lack emotion. C) Often have a low IQ. D) Have been physically abused before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lack empathy toward others. 22. Which theorist explained that children need their basic physical and then safety needs met first before they can learn? A) Maslow. B) Bruner. C) Bandura. D) Skinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maslow. 23. Where is groupthink most likely to occur? A) When there is no time crunch. B) In a very cohesive group, with a directive leader. C) In a very cohesive group with a very relaxed leader. D) In low-stress situations, where the outcome is not too important. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In a very cohesive group, with a directive leader. 24. There are some common physical symptoms of stress expect A) Sudden weight gain or loss. B) Easily distracted. C) A Change in there appetite. D) Headache. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sudden weight gain or loss. 25. After suffering a brain injury in a motorcycle accident, Adam cannot form new memories. He can, however, remember his life experiences before the accident. Adam's memory difficulty most clearly illustrates: A) Repression. B) Retroactive interference. C) Encoding failure. D) Source amnesia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Encoding failure. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClass 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life Quiz 1Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life Quiz 2Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life Quiz 3Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life Quiz 4Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life Quiz 5Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life Quiz 6Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life Quiz 7Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life Quiz 8Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life Quiz 9Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books