This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life – Quiz 33 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life Quiz 33 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Research Methods in Developmental Psychology:*A combination of cross-sectional and longitudinal designs*Advantages of both designs*Gives information about-Which age-related trends are age effects?-Which age-related trends are truly cohort effects?-Which age-related trends are a result of historical events? A) Longitudinal Research. B) Cross-Sectional Research. C) Sequential Designs. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sequential Designs. 2. What are the areas of interest for health psychologists? A) Patient-doctor relationship. B) Relation of health and psychological factor. C) Stress and coping. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 3. What is the main goal of forensic psychology? A) To provide therapy to individuals. B) To apply psychological principles in legal contexts. C) To study human development. D) To improve educational outcomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To apply psychological principles in legal contexts. 4. Influences movement, learning, attention and emotion. A) Dopamine. B) Norepinephrine. C) Serotonin. D) Endorphins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dopamine. 5. Which major perspective of psychology believed that every behaviour can be broken down to its biological components? A) Behavioural. B) Neuroscience. C) Cognitive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neuroscience. 6. Quentin has been monitoring what his siblings do when his parents yell at them, and how their actions change. His approach is most in line with what school of psychological thought? A) Behavioral. B) Cognitive. C) Psychoanalytical. D) Humanistic. E) Structuralist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Behavioral. 7. Can stress affect a person sleeping pattern A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Anterograde amnesia is A) Is where a patient who has suffered a brain injury cannot remember information from before the injury. B) Is the inability to store any new long term memories following a brain injury. C) Is the first set of items recalled only from a list of recall list. D) Is the inability to recall memories from the ones life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is the inability to store any new long term memories following a brain injury. 9. The stages of sleep are differentiated from each other by A) Varying levels of adrenaline found in the blood. B) Varying patterns of brain activity. C) Whether you are dreaming or not. D) Your core body temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Varying patterns of brain activity. 10. What do the different psychological approaches contribute to? A) Understanding human behavior. B) Predicting weather patterns. C) Developing new technologies. D) Improving physical fitness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Understanding human behavior. 11. Psychology is the study of what? A) Science. B) Behavior. C) Emotions. D) Cultural trends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Behavior. 12. Which is not a mental process A) Eating. B) Sensations. C) Thoughts. D) Feelings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eating. 13. What did functionalism focus on? A) The structure of the mind. B) How mental activities helped an organism adapt to fit into its environment. C) The interpretation of dreams. D) The treatment of mental disorders. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How mental activities helped an organism adapt to fit into its environment. 14. Perceptual development gradually leads to the replacement of reflex actions with more purposeful movements. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. Which branch studies the relationship between behavior and biological activities? A) Developmental. B) Biopsychology. C) I/O-Industrial/Organizational. D) Forensics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biopsychology. 16. What is the scientific study of the mind and behavior? A) Sociology. B) Anthropology. C) Psychology. D) Neurology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Psychology. 17. Conformity is about social influence and pressure. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. If you are recalling facts, would you look to the left or right? A) Left. B) Right. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Left. 19. In their discussions of the process of development, the advocates of nature in the nature-nurture controversy emphasize which of the following? A) Information processing. B) Maturation. C) Socialization. D) Cognition. E) Experience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maturation. 20. The comparison group, the subgroup of the sample that is similar to the experimental group in every way except for the presence of the independent variable. A) Experimental group. B) Control group. C) Population. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Control group. 21. Study and understand human mental, social, and emotional growth over the course of life. A) Biological Domain. B) Clinical Domain. C) Cognitive Domain. D) Counseling Domain. E) Developmental Domain. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Developmental Domain. 22. Does social media play a significant role in causing stress A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. An adaptive behaviour is one that: A) Helps a person to function effectively in daily life. B) Disrupts a person's ability to function effectively in daily life. C) Impairs functioning in daily life. D) Causes significant inability to function in daily life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helps a person to function effectively in daily life. 24. Which subfield of psychology is the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another? A) Educational. B) Social. C) Human factors. D) Counseling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Social. 25. By what other, more commonly used, name is Holmes & Rahe's Stress Scale known? A) Special Readjustment Rating Scale. B) Social Readjustment Ranting Scale. C) Social Readjustment Rating Scale. D) Social Adjustment Rating Scale. 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