This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life – Quiz 36 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life Quiz 36 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which describes a developmental psychologist? A) Studies changes in emotions, physical, and social in a life span. B) Studies relationships between people and work. C) Studies technical systems to make more user-friendly things. D) Compares the behaviors of different species. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Studies changes in emotions, physical, and social in a life span. 2. A psychologist who studied the function (rather than the structure) of consciousness. They study how animals and people adapt to their environments. A) Structuralist. B) Behavioralist. C) Functionalist. D) Humanist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Functionalist. 3. The branch of psychology concerned with the quantification and measurement of mental attributes, behavior, performance, and the like, as well as with the design, analysis, and improvement of the tests, questionnaires, and other instruments used in such measurement. A) Psychometric. B) Personality. C) Educational. D) Industrial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Psychometric. 4. This psychologist was the first woman to become the President of the APA: A) Dorothea Dix. B) Mary Calkins. C) Margaret Washburn. D) Rebecca James. E) Francis Skinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mary Calkins. 5. Anything that a human or non-human animal does is called A) Psychology. B) Sociology. C) Behaviour. D) Nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Behaviour. 6. What is the focus of psychoanalytic theory? A) Conscious thoughts and behaviors. B) The role of a person's unconscious thoughts and early childhood experiences. C) Social interactions and relationships. D) Biological processes and genetics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The role of a person's unconscious thoughts and early childhood experiences. 7. It is fine for a psychologist or social worker to judge a client if the client is making really damaging or foolish decisions. A) True. B) False. C) Both of these. D) Neither of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. What is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes called? A) Sociology. B) Anthropology. C) Psychology. D) Biology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Psychology. 9. ..... psychology focuses on internal mental state A) Clinical psychology. B) Cognitive psychology. C) Counselling psychology. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cognitive psychology. 10. Which of the following is not the drawback of being a counsellor A) Burnout. B) Distress. C) Comfort. D) Mental exhaustion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comfort. 11. Piaget's term for the knowledge that an object exists even when it is out of sight is ..... A) Accommodation. B) Object permanence. C) Centration. D) Conservation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Object permanence. 12. Since professional athletes are very competitive it is likely that they have what type of personality A) A. B) B. C) D. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 13. What percent of group talk is complaining? A) 50%. B) 60%. C) 80%. D) 90%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 80%. 14. Justine is at a lego factory watching the plastic being poured into the molds, and the pieces being stamped out for each character. This however is not as interesting as when she remembers playing with her completed legos. This experience most likely aligns with which school of psychological thought? A) Humanistic. B) Gestalt. C) Developmental. D) Psychodynamic. E) Functionalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gestalt. 15. Ms. Bown uses her knowledge of a person's cognitive processes to design computer programs that are easier to use. Ms. Bown is most likely a(n) ..... psychologist. A) Human factors. B) Developmental. C) Educational. D) Biological. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Human factors. 16. What is Matched Pairs Design? A) It is where the participants are matched with another participant in another group so that the results can be compared. B) It is an experimental design where different participants are used in each condition of the experiment. C) It is an experimental design where different participants are used in each condition of the experiment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is where the participants are matched with another participant in another group so that the results can be compared. 17. When she stands in front of her classmates, Sraavani cannot recite a poem she had memorized. Sraavani is A) Engaging ingroupthink. B) Displaying socialinhibition. C) Violating a norm. D) Performing a taskfunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Displaying socialinhibition. 18. A number representing a measure of intelligence, resulting from the division of one's mental age by one's chronological age and then multiplying that quotient by 100. A) Deviation score. B) Mental range. C) Intelligence quotient (IQ). D) Mean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intelligence quotient (IQ). 19. Which describes a sport psychologist? A) Teaches performers how to focus/concentrate on performance and not the crowd. B) Studies effects of health problems on behavior. C) Treats soldiers with mental illness or emotional distress. D) Measures the traits & determines how they influence behavior and the thought process. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Teaches performers how to focus/concentrate on performance and not the crowd. 20. Psychoanalytic psychology focuses mainly on: A) Rewards and punishments. B) Self-esteem and self-actualization. C) Biology and genetics. D) Internal conflict and unconscious desires. E) Sensation and perception. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Internal conflict and unconscious desires. 21. A psychologist who analyzes how organisms learn or modify their behavior based on their response to events or the environment A) Functionalist. B) Humanist. C) Cognitivist. D) Behaviorist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Behaviorist. 22. Health Psychology focuses on the relationship between the mind and the body. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. Which medium of communication would be considered for Formal Communication A) Telephonic Conversation. B) Text Messages. C) E-mail. D) Casual discussions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) E-mail. 24. Lawrence Kohlberg is a ..... psychologist who created the ..... development theory. A) Child; cognitive. B) Cognitive; moral. C) Bad; good. D) Clinical; social. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cognitive; moral. 25. A "code of ethics" is most like ..... A) A guide for what to consider or do before, during and after research. B) A set of punishments or consequences. C) A list of things that should be avoided. D) A list of steps that must be taken after research is done. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A guide for what to consider or do before, during and after research. ← 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