This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life Quiz 6 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What Best describes Deindividuation A) A method of enhancing individual identity in a group. B) A process where individuals become more self-aware in social settings. C) A phenomenon that increases personal accountability in crowds. D) A psychological state where individuals lose self-awareness and accountability in groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A psychological state where individuals lose self-awareness and accountability in groups. 2. Which branch is the largest group and helps people with psychological problems? A) Clinical. B) Experimental. C) Social. D) Counseling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clinical. 3. How can teachers use psychological theories to improve classroom management? A) By ignoring student behavior. B) By applying behavior modification techniques and understanding group dynamics. C) By focusing only on academic content. D) By avoiding any form of discipline. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By applying behavior modification techniques and understanding group dynamics. 4. Children of Authoritative Parents often grow up to be ..... ? A) Achievement Orientated. B) Depressed. C) Lazy. D) Dependent on others. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Achievement Orientated. 5. What is considered the 'third force' in psychology? A) Psychoanalytic theory. B) Humanistic Psychology. C) Cognitive Psychology. D) Behaviorism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humanistic Psychology. 6. Which approach to psychology focuses on how behavior and thinking vary across situations and cultures? A) Humanistic. B) Psychodynamic. C) Social-cultural. D) Cognitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Social-cultural. 7. Which branch helps school systems implement new instructional methods? A) School. B) Developmental. C) Educational. D) Health. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Educational. 8. Which stage of life involves learning trust through consistent caregiving? A) Early childhood. B) Infancy. C) Adolescence. D) Adulthood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infancy. 9. Early psychologists believed that the value of mental processes should be judged by their practical consequences. They focused on how mental processes helped individuals function in the real world. What is this viewpoint called? A) Functionalism. B) Structuralism. C) Behaviorism. D) Cognitivism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Functionalism. 10. Which perspective would be most likely to state human thought and behavior can be understood in terms of activity at the neural level? A) Biochemical. B) Evolutionary. C) Humanistic. D) Behavioral. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biochemical. 11. What best describes Social facilitation? A) The ability to perform worse when alone. B) The phenomenon of people avoiding tasks in groups. C) The tendency to feel anxious in social situations. D) The tendency for people to perform better on tasks when in the presence of others. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The tendency for people to perform better on tasks when in the presence of others. 12. What are false beliefs about exaggerated importance called? A) Delusions of guilt. B) Delusions of grandeur. C) Delusions of persecution. D) Delusions of influence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Delusions of grandeur. 13. When I'm in my car and I see someone who appears to be homeless, I lock my car doors. It's just safer. A) Explicit bias. B) Implicit bias. C) Confirmation bias. D) Cognitive dissonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Explicit bias. 14. Which psychologist is known for theorizing psychosexual stages of development? A) Lawrence Kohlberg. B) Sigmund Freud. C) Ronald McDonald. D) Jean Piaget. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sigmund Freud. 15. The historical movement associated with the statement "the whole may exceed the sum of its parts" is: A) Parapsychology. B) Depth cues. C) Functional psychology. D) Gestalt psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gestalt psychology. 16. Those with an avoidant personality disorder are most likely to display A) A lack of guilt feelings. B) Fear of social rejection. C) Shallow, attention-getting emotions. D) A sense of self-importance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fear of social rejection. 17. Studied children's cognitive development, developed a 4 stage theory A) Piaget. B) Erikson. C) Kohlberg. D) Vygotsky. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Piaget. 18. The way in which different parts of a person's identity interact A) Intersectionality. B) Confirmation bias. C) Implicit bias. D) Explicit bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intersectionality. 19. Which goal of psychology focuses on modifying and improving behaviors to better the lives of individuals and society as a whole? A) Describe. B) Explain. C) Predict. D) Modify. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Modify. 20. According to Freud, the part of the personality that provides a buffer between the id and the outside world is known as the ..... A) Ego. B) Superego. C) Conscience. D) Conscious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ego. 21. The basic unit of the nervous system is the ..... A) Neuron. B) Synapse. C) Myelin. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neuron. 22. Which field of research has psychologists and neuroscientists working together? A) Cognitive psychology. B) Behaviourism. C) Neuropsychology. D) Personality psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neuropsychology. 23. Andy decides to clean the communal area of the shared house after receiving a message from his lieutenant. A) Conforming. B) Obedience. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Obedience. 24. Which word is defined by:'' related to the various mental processes that are involved in knowing. These include the states of perception and judgment, as well as the multiple unconscious and conscious processes that are used to acquire knowledge. A) Cognition. B) Skill. C) Neurology. D) Competence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cognition. 25. Lisa is conducting a study on hours of TV watched throughout one's lifespan. She begins by taking a group of two 10 year olds, three 15 year olds, three 20 year olds and so on (increments of 5 years, up to 35 years of age.) Which method of research is she using? A) Cross sectional study. B) Experimentation. C) Longitudinal study. D) Case study. 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