This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life – Quiz 31 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life Quiz 31 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The debate on the relative contributions of biology and experience to human development is most often referred to as A) Evolutionary analysis. B) Behaviorism. C) The nature-nurture issue. D) Natural selection. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The nature-nurture issue. 2. Research design in which participants don't know whether they are in experimental or control group. A) Double blind. B) Naturalistic observation. C) Single blind. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Single blind. 3. What impact does emotional intelligence have on student learning outcomes? A) Emotional intelligence is unrelated to academic success. B) Emotional intelligence has no effect on learning outcomes. C) Students with high emotional intelligence tend to perform better academically and socially. D) Emotional intelligence is only relevant in personal relationships. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Students with high emotional intelligence tend to perform better academically and socially. 4. Panic Attacks last a few minutes and then the person returns to normal functioning. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. Rahe et al. (1970) tested their life events theory by taking SRRS scores from 2, 500 ..... before they embarked on a 6 month tour of duty. A) Female US sailors. B) Male US sailors. C) Female US army personnel. D) Male US air-force personnel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Male US sailors. 6. Ken is planning on studying the influence of intelligence on the ability to recall events from the 1960s. If Ken does not account for variables such as age, which could also influence one's ability to recall these events, age could be considered a(n) ..... A) Independent variable. B) Controlled variable. C) Dependent variable. D) Confounding variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Confounding variable. 7. This is an example of:Sarah hears about a person who lost their job due to company layoffs. Instead of acknowledging the economic challenges, Sarah thinks, "That person must not have worked hard enough or managed their money well." She believes that bad things happen only to people who deserve them. A) Confirmation bias. B) Just-world hypothesis. C) Victim blaming. D) Survivorship bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Just-world hypothesis. 8. Jaxon wears a tie whenever he goes to work so he won't get written up. Now he wears a tie to any formal occasion. This is A) Spontaneous recovery. B) Extinction. C) Generalization. D) Discrimination. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Generalization. 9. All 43 life events were rated in terms of the time it would take to readjust life ..... following the event. A) Back to the future. B) Back to sanity. C) Back to nominality. D) Back to normality. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Back to normality. 10. Which group is not exposed to the independent variable in an experiment? A) Experimental group. B) Control group. C) Random group. D) Observational group. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Control group. 11. ..... is one of the largest individual subfields in psychology A) Developmental psychology. B) Cognitive psychology. C) Counselling psychology. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Counselling psychology. 12. What is Synaptic Pruning? A) The process of eliminating connections. B) The process of forming new synapsis. C) It is the growth and development of the white fatty substance called myelin that wraps around axons. D) The ability of the brain's neural structure or function to be changed by experience throughout the life span. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The process of eliminating connections. 13. Studied psychosocial development-life periods in which an individual's goal is to satisfy desires associated with social needs A) Piaget. B) Erikson. C) Kolhberg. D) Vygotsky. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Erikson. 14. Who is responsible for creating criminal profiles in the U.S? A) The cast of Criminal Minds. B) The CIA. C) The NCAVC. D) Local police departments. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The NCAVC. 15. My friend really didn't like dogs when she was a kid. She has spent a lot of time with her friend's dog, and now she is planning on getting a puppy of her own. A) Mere exposure effect. B) False consensus. C) Cognitive dissonance. D) Implicit bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mere exposure effect. 16. How did Dorothea Dix help lead to change and greater awareness to the issue she was focused on reforming? A) She led protests in the nations capital. B) She opened several hospitals for the mentally ill. C) She became a doctor for people with mental illnesses. D) She boycotted hospitals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She opened several hospitals for the mentally ill. 17. Which stage is characterized by rapid physical and emotional changes? A) Infancy. B) Adolescence. C) Adulthood. D) Late adulthood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adolescence. 18. If participants feel unhappy for any reason with the research after debriefing what must they be given? A) Informed consent. B) Anonymity. C) The right to withdraw their data. D) Additional payment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The right to withdraw their data. 19. Studying psychology can help you get a better understanding of what? A) Technology. B) Life. C) Geography. D) Literature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Life. 20. Psychology's scientific origins are usually traced to the late 19th century when ..... opened the first psychological laboratory. A) Wilhelm Wundt. B) William James. C) Sigmund Freud. D) John B. Watson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wilhelm Wundt. 21. Concerned with the importance of unconscious motives and internal conflicts to determine human behavior. A) Structuralism. B) Functionalism. C) Psychoanalysis. D) Behaviorism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Psychoanalysis. 22. Yolanda just graduated from college and has decided to pursue a relationship with her boyfriend. She fears he may not be interested in her anymore because they have different goals established for their lives. What stage of social development is Yolanda and her boyfriend in? A) Autonomy v. Shame and Doubt. B) Identity v. Role Confusion. C) Intimacy v. Isolation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intimacy v. Isolation. 23. Which of the following should not be included in inform consent? A) What information will be shared. B) Treament fees. C) Who will receive the information. D) The reason for sharing the information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Treament fees. 24. The specialist most likely to have a medical degree is a(n) A) Clinical psychologist. B) Developmental psychologist. C) Psychiatrist. D) Biological psychologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Psychiatrist. 25. The relationship between the mind and body in behaviour is known as: A) Psychodynamics. B) Body-mind relationship. C) Cognitive association. D) Behavioural mechanism. 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