This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life – Quiz 45 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life Quiz 45 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Ainsworth's 'Strange Situation' primarily assesses: A) Caregiver-infant reciprocity. B) Interactional synchrony. C) Types of attachment in infants. D) The critical period for attachment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Types of attachment in infants. 2. Which other study found that people confirmed more when the task was more difficult (maths)? A) Fiske. B) Lucas et al. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lucas et al. 3. What does cognitive psychology study? A) Mental processes such as perception and memory. B) The influence of genetics on behavior. C) The impact of society on individual behavior. D) The role of emotions in decision-making. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mental processes such as perception and memory. 4. What is a similarity between early physiologists and modern biological psychologists? A) Both focus on the question, 'Do we have a soul?. B) Both believe that the environment is the most important factor in determining behavior. C) Both use evolution to explain behavior. D) Both believe that physical traits and changes in the body can affect behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both believe that physical traits and changes in the body can affect behavior. 5. Siffre was isolated and would not have ..... for six months. A) Sleep wake cycle. B) Zeitgebers. C) Food. D) Clock. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Zeitgebers. 6. According to Jean Piaget, how many stages of mental development do children move through? A) Two stages. B) Three stages. C) Four stages. D) Five stages. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Four stages. 7. Who was Mary Whiton Calkins? A) First female president of APA. B) First woman author of a psychology book. C) First woman to receive a Ph. D. in psychology. D) Wife of G. Stanley Hall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First female president of APA. 8. Which of the following is NOT an assumption of Critical Social Psychology A) Society how it works and can be changed. B) Knowledge and how it is changed as well as justified. C) Biological nature of the mind. D) Person hood and how it is understood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biological nature of the mind. 9. In psychological research, what is the significance of operationalizing variables? A) To ensure variables are kept constant. B) To define variables in measurable terms. C) To eliminate the need for a hypothesis. D) To increase the sample size. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To define variables in measurable terms. 10. Which ethical consideration is allowed only if there are absolutely no other alternative means of gathering quality data A) Deception. B) Informed Consent. C) Professional relationship. D) Right to withdraw. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deception. 11. Remembering how to perform actions is an example of: A) Episodic memory. B) Procedural memory. C) Semantic memory. D) Declarative memory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Procedural memory. 12. Which term refers to the mental process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses? A) Perception. B) Cognition. C) Emotion. D) Intuition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cognition. 13. The study focused on ..... therefore can't be applied to both sexes. A) American women. B) American men. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) American men. 14. Read each statement and determine whether it describes an obsession or a compulsion:Needing to arrange objects in a specific order. A) Obsession. B) Compulsion. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compulsion. 15. Hindsight bias often leads people to perceive experimental outcomes and other happenings as: A) Unpredictable. B) Inexplicable. C) Unsurprising. D) Invalid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unsurprising. 16. Organized sets of concepts that explain phenomena A) Theories. B) Hypothesis. C) Ideas. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theories. 17. What should teachers provide to help busy adult learners review material at any time? A) Interactive games. B) Long lectures. C) Self-study materials and supplementary resources. D) Group discussions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Self-study materials and supplementary resources. 18. How does perceptual organization influence our perception of the world? A) Perceptual organization helps us make sense of sensory input and perceive the world as coherent and meaningful. B) Perceptual organization is only important for visual perception. C) Perceptual organization only affects our perception of colors. D) Perceptual organization has no influence on our perception of the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perceptual organization helps us make sense of sensory input and perceive the world as coherent and meaningful. 19. According to Bowlby, what does the term "internal working model" refer to? A) A mental representation of relationships. B) A specific attachment hierarchy. C) The process of imprinting. D) Reciprocity in caregiver-infant interactions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A mental representation of relationships. 20. What was Harry Harlow's experiment? A) Testing children's ability to understand conservationism. B) Testing children's reactions to caregivers and reasons for attachment. C) Testing monkeys' ability to understand conservationism. D) Testing monkeys' reactions to caregivers and reasons for attachment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Testing monkeys' reactions to caregivers and reasons for attachment. 21. The Greek philosopher who believed that intelligence was inherited was A) Aristotle. B) Plato. C) Descartes. D) Simonides. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plato. 22. According to this perspective, feelings of self-worth and value have a huge impact on our behavior and thought processes. A) Cognitive. B) Psychoanalytic. C) Humanistic. D) Biological. E) Behavioral. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humanistic. 23. What is the purpose of a control group in an experiment? A) To provide a baseline for comparison. B) To manipulate the independent variable. C) To measure the dependent variable. D) To observe natural behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To provide a baseline for comparison. 24. The awareness of and ability to manage one's own emotions as well as the ability to be self motivated, able to feel what others feel, and socially skilled is ..... A) Social intelligence. B) People skills. C) Emotional intelligence. D) Being an empath. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emotional intelligence. 25. In literature, which cognitive process is primarily involved when a reader infers the meaning of a metaphor? A) Memory. B) Perception. C) Interpretation. D) Attention. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interpretation. ← 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