This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Read each statement and determine whether it describes an obsession or a compulsion:Repeatedly checking if the door is locked. A) Obsession. B) Compulsion. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Obsession. 2. First woman president of the American Psychological Association A) Sigmund Freud. B) Mary Whiton Calkins. C) Margret Floy Washburn. D) John Watson. E) Jean Piaget. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mary Whiton Calkins. 3. After Mr. Jones suffered a stroke, a section on the left side of his brain was severely damaged. Now, Mr. Jones lost the ability to speak fluently. This change in his verbal skills can be best be explained using which approach? A) Behaviorist. B) Evolutionary. C) Cognitive. D) Biological. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biological. 4. A weakness of the multi-store memory model is: A) It is far too simplistic, and doesn't explain all of our memories. B) It has no application to everyday life. C) There is no evidence to support it. D) It doesn't explain how information gets into the long term memory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is far too simplistic, and doesn't explain all of our memories. 5. What is a stimulus? A) Anything that gets a reaction out of us both physically and mentally. B) Anything that only affects us physically. C) Anything that only affects us mentally. D) Anything that does not cause any reaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anything that gets a reaction out of us both physically and mentally. 6. With proper prenatal care and guidance the effects of the different hazards can be greatly lessened or even avoided entirely. A) The statement is True. B) The statement is False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The statement is True. 7. Damage to a small part of the occipital lobe would most likely result in a A) Slower heart rate. B) Speech deficit. C) Motor deficit. D) Hearing loss. E) Visual deficit. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Visual deficit. 8. Children with secure attachments usually are ..... in romantic relationships A) Distant. B) Clingy. C) Trusting. D) Skeptical and Non-Trusting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trusting. 9. Which of the following describes the central route of processing? A) When the argument is familiar, people will be more likely to agree with it. B) When two opposite ideas are held in the mind at the same time. C) Effortful, conscious consideration where the strength of the argument is what persuades. D) Emotionally charged language that touches on a person's core beleifs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Effortful, conscious consideration where the strength of the argument is what persuades. 10. How many lobes are there in the brain? A) 4. B) 5. C) 2. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. 11. Baby Sue loves listening to the music from her crib's mobile while she falls asleep at night. Which stage of cognitive development is Baby Sue in? A) Formal. B) Concrete. C) Sensorimotor. D) Preoperational. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensorimotor. 12. Read each statement and determine whether it describes an obsession or a compulsion:Fear of germs and excessive handwashing. A) Obsession. B) Compulsion. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compulsion. 13. Which silence condition according to Kurtis et al., (2010) involves mentioning the Indigenous People without genocide inflicted onto them? A) Literal silence. B) Interpretative silence. C) Anti-silence. D) Quiet Silence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interpretative silence. 14. What is the focus of social psychology? A) Change and growth through a lifespan. B) Treatment of behavioral problems. C) Internal mental processes. D) Group behavior and interactions among people. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Group behavior and interactions among people. 15. Which of the following is NOT a key component of the Social Representation Theory of representation production: A) Object. B) Subjects. C) Time. D) Emotions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emotions. 16. What is MOOD MODIFICATION? A) The activity produces an arousing 'buzz' or 'high'. B) The activity becomes the most important one in a persons life. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The activity produces an arousing 'buzz' or 'high'. 17. Which development theory did Erik Erikson coin? A) Moral. B) Social. C) Environmental. D) Physical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Social. 18. Which is not a dimension of emotion? A) Valence. B) Feeling. C) Approach and avoidance. D) Arounsal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Feeling. 19. Which of the following is a factor of affecting cultural differences? A) In South Africa, there is a wide variety of cultures. B) People often pass judgements and make evaluations of people from other cultures in a biased way. C) They see only their attitudes and values as natural and moral. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 20. The primary goal of functionalism was to A) Investigate the causes of behavior. B) Determine how particular sensations occur at the same time. C) Focus on the adaptiveness of behavior. D) Study the unconscious mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Focus on the adaptiveness of behavior. 21. The scores given to each of the 43 life events were measured in ..... ? A) Like change units. B) Love change units. C) Life charge units. D) Life change units. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Life change units. 22. Name and briefly explain three Gestalt principles. A) Continuity, Figure-ground, Symmetry. B) Alignment, Repetition, Figure-ground. C) Continuity, Symmetry, Alignment. D) Proximity, Similarity, Closure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Proximity, Similarity, Closure. 23. Upon entering a bathroom for the first time you will recognize it is a bathroom but noticing the color of the walls and the layout of the room requires A) Schema. B) Recognition. C) Memory. D) Encoding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Encoding. 24. What is the variable that is manipulated by the researcher in an experiment? A) Control group. B) Dependent variable. C) Random group. D) Independent variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Independent variable. 25. How do identity and cultural integration impact Early Career Adults (Ages 25-35)? A) Enhancing the awareness of identity and cultural integration through language learning. B) Promoting comprehensive English skills. C) Improve the pronunciation ability. D) Maintaining the self-discipline learning style. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Enhancing the awareness of identity and cultural integration through language learning. ← 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 9Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life Quiz 10Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology And Life Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books