This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life – Quiz 39 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life Quiz 39 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What characterizes Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)? A) Sudden and intense episodes of fear, known as panic attacks. B) Repetitive, intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and ritualistic behaviors (compulsions). C) Excessive worry and anxiety about various aspects of life. D) Unstable self-image and relationships. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Excessive worry and anxiety about various aspects of life. 2. A therapist believes that Chet is chronically depressed because he takes too little credit for his many achievements and assumes too much responsibility for his few failures. The therapist's interpretation reflects a ..... perspective. A) Social-cognitive. B) Psychoanalytic. C) Trait. D) Biological. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social-cognitive. 3. Which of the following is NOT listed as a mental process in the image? A) Learning. B) Memory. C) Digestion. D) Attention. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Digestion. 4. Contemporary psychology is defined as the A) Science of mental phenomena. B) Science of conscious and unconscious activity. C) Science of behavior. D) Science of behavior and mental processes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Science of behavior and mental processes. 5. In cognitive psychology, what is the term for the mental process of acquiring and understanding knowledge through thought, experience, and the senses? A) Cognition. B) Perception. C) Emotion. D) Intuition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cognition. 6. Semantic memory A) Taking a photograph in one's mind of a specific event. B) General knowledge that people remember, like counting by 10s. C) Memory of a specific event that took place in the person's presence or through experience. D) Only is lost after a bout of anmesia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) General knowledge that people remember, like counting by 10s. 7. What does developmental psychology study? A) The growth and change throughout a person's life. B) The impact of environment on behavior. C) The influence of culture on mental health. D) The role of genetics in personality. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The growth and change throughout a person's life. 8. The branch of psychology that studies human behavior in the work environment and applies general psychological principles to work-related issues and problems, notably in such areas as personnel selection, personnel training, employee evaluation, working conditions, accident prevention, job analysis, job satisfaction, leadership, team effectiveness, and work motivation. A) Industrial-organizational. B) Experimental. C) Biological. D) Cognitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Industrial-organizational. 9. Interference causes: A) Retrieval. B) Memory capacity. C) Forgetting. D) Hunger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forgetting. 10. Which researcher is known for the study of caregiver-infant interactions and identified stages of attachment? A) Mary Ainsworth. B) John Bowlby. C) Harry Harlow. D) John Schaffer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) John Schaffer. 11. The approach of neuroscience and brain function explores: A) The structure and function of the nervous system. B) The history of psychological theories. C) The development of artificial intelligence. D) The principles of quantum mechanics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The structure and function of the nervous system. 12. Which of the fields below is a subfield of psychology? A) Engineering. B) Natural Science. C) Behavioural Neuroscience. D) Biology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Behavioural Neuroscience. 13. Staged or developed theory of cognitive development A) Ivan Pavlov. B) Albert Ellis. C) Lawrence Kohlberg. D) Jean Piaget. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jean Piaget. 14. Which of the following is NOT true when conducting research? A) Participants must finish any study they begin. B) Participants can leave a study at any time. C) Informed Consent forms provide details about participation. D) Participant data is confidential. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participants must finish any study they begin. 15. What cognitive process is essential for understanding complex sentence structures in English grammar? A) Analysis. B) Cognition. C) Synthesis. D) Evaluation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cognition. 16. Kohlberg believed children are faced with different moral issues, and their judgement on whether they are to act positively or negatively over each dilemma are heavily influenced by various factors. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. A time in a teenager's life filled with extreme self-consciousness as they attempt to test various roles A) Trust vs. Mistrust. B) Identity Crisis. C) Introvert. D) Extrovert. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Identity Crisis. 18. What distinguishes obsessions from compulsions in OCD? A) Obsessions involve repetitive behaviors, while compulsions are intrusive thoughts. B) Obsessions are intense fears or worries, while compulsions are ritualistic behaviors. C) Obsessions are unwanted and intrusive thoughts, while compulsions are repetitive behaviors or mental acts. D) Obsessions are positive thoughts, while compulsions are negative thoughts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Obsessions are unwanted and intrusive thoughts, while compulsions are repetitive behaviors or mental acts. 19. Which branch helps students with learning disabilities? A) School. B) Counseling. C) Social. D) Educational. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) School. 20. Which of the following represents the Empirical Rule as it relates to measures of variation? A) 1-3-5-7-11. B) 68-95-99.7. C) 10-20-40-80. D) 1-4-9-16. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 68-95-99.7. 21. Who are the foremost contributors to the cognitive perspective? A) Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. B) George Miller, Jerome Bruner, and Ulrich Neisser. C) B.F. Skinner and John Watson. D) Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) George Miller, Jerome Bruner, and Ulrich Neisser. 22. The first psychology laboratory was established by A) Wilhelm Wundt. B) William James. C) Sigmund Freud. D) John B. Watson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wilhelm Wundt. 23. Jackie trains hard for a 1/2 marathon to win a $ 100 Academy gift card prize. A) Intrinsic motivation. B) Extrinsic motivation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Extrinsic motivation. 24. What is a target population? A) The whole group you want to study or describe. B) The population that is practicing sports. C) Population inside the classroom. D) Part of the group you want to study or describe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The whole group you want to study or describe. 25. Children who play violent video games are likely to be less violent in real life because they have gotten their aggression out during the playing of the game. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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