This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life Quiz 16 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Movement on which side of the body is controlled by the right primary motor cortex control? A) Left. B) Right. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Left. 2. According to this humanist psychologist, we must meet our lower-level needs before we can seek self-actualization: A) Harry Harlow. B) Jean Piaget. C) Ivan Pavlov. D) Abraham Maslow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abraham Maslow. 3. Early psychological perspective that emphasized the structure or characteristics of the mind/thought and identification of elements of thought using introspection A) Structuralism. B) Functionalism. C) Monism. D) Dualism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Structuralism. 4. What is the main focus of neuropsychology? A) Understanding the impact of brain injuries on behavior. B) Studying group dynamics in social settings. C) Analyzing cognitive processes in learning. D) Providing therapy for mental health issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Understanding the impact of brain injuries on behavior. 5. A description of the specific procedure used to determine the presence of a variable. Created so that the experiment can be replicated by others. A) Operational definition. B) Independent variable. C) Controlled group. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Operational definition. 6. What is the term for the ability to understand and share the feelings of another, often considered a key component of emotional intelligence? A) Sympathy. B) Empathy. C) Compassion. D) Kindness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Empathy. 7. What are the three main types of attachment identified by Ainsworth in the 'Strange Situation'? A) Secure, avoidant, and resistant. B) Secure, anxious, and disorganized. C) Monotropic, polycentric, and ambivalent. D) Reciprocal, unresponsive, and distant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Secure, avoidant, and resistant. 8. Statistically, for every dollar a white man earns, a white woman earns $ 0.79, a Black woman earns $ 0.62, and a Hispanic/Latina woman earns $ 0.54. A) Mere exposure effect. B) Confirmation bias. C) Intersectionality. D) Cognitive dissonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intersectionality. 9. "Briefing" the participants would most likely mean ..... A) Giving participants information about the study before it begins. B) Giving participants information about the study after it begins. C) Putting participants into the the most appropriate conditions. D) Ensuring there is no physical harm done. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Giving participants information about the study before it begins. 10. The number that occurs the most is ..... A) Mean. B) Median. C) Mode. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mode. 11. When Miz Johnson chooses a snack to bring in for a class party, she chooses French fries (her favorite food). She assumes that a lot of other people will also be excited by this! A) Naive realism. B) False consensus. C) Mere exposure effect. D) Cognitive dissonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False consensus. 12. Psychology is based on the study of philosophy and what? A) Chemistry. B) Biology. C) Animal Science. D) Psychics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biology. 13. Our tendency to believe we know more than we do illustrates A) Naturalistic observation. B) Illusory correlation. C) Overconfidence. D) The standard deviation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Overconfidence. 14. Which of the following is NOT a stage in Cognitive Development? A) Trust v. Mistrust. B) Sensorimotor. C) Concrete. D) Formal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trust v. Mistrust. 15. Which of the following is NOT the identity of Early Middle-Aged Adults? A) Mature Mindset. B) Limited Time. C) Social Connection. D) Work-life stabilization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Work-life stabilization. 16. Mary Ainsworth observed that securely attached infants ..... A) Are not concerned upon separation, but cry to be picked up and held on her return. B) Cry if the mother leaves the room, are easily soothed, and welcome her back when she return. C) Protest loudly when the mother leaves, but resist contact with her when she returns. D) Do not seem to care when the mother leaves the room and do not seek her out on her return. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cry if the mother leaves the room, are easily soothed, and welcome her back when she return. 17. What is the dependent variable in the experiment? A) The number of participants in each group. B) The type of memory test. C) The performance on memory tests. D) The amount of sleep (deprived vs. well-rested). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The performance on memory tests. 18. This research method is a measure of the extent to which two variables change together: A) Correlational. B) Experiments. C) Case Study. D) Survey. E) Observational. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correlational. 19. Which perspective would say that anxiety is the result of repressed traumatic childhood experiences? A) Psychodynamic. B) Cognitive. C) Behavioral. D) Biological. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Psychodynamic. 20. Which of the following stages of psychosocial development appears in adulthood rather than in childhood? A) Identity vs. role confusion. B) Industry vs. inferiority. C) Integrity vs. despair. D) Basic trust vs. mistrust. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Integrity vs. despair. 21. The reason most North Americans cannot accurately describe the head of a penny is due to: A) Storage decay. B) Encoding failure. C) Motivated forgetting. D) Retrieval failure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Encoding failure. 22. Which of the following conditions would NOT fall within the purview of a developmental psychologist? A) Learning disabilities. B) Motor skill delays. C) Occupational adjustment. D) Issues with social and emotional development. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Occupational adjustment. 23. Alex (who is politically conservative) always watches Fox News (a conservative television station). He doesn't believe anything MSNBC (a liberal station) says! A) Explicit bias. B) Implicit bias. C) False consensus. D) Confirmation bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Confirmation bias. 24. According to Piaget, at what age range do children typically reach the concrete-operational stage of cognitive development? A) Birth till 2 years. B) 2-7 years. C) 7-11 years. D) More than 11. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 7-11 years. 25. Fears are learned and can be unlearned. A) Behavioral perspective. B) Social-cultural perspective. C) Psychodynamic perspective. D) Humanistic perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Behavioral perspective. ← 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