This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Psychology Chapter 9 Applications Of Psychology – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Psychology Chapter 9 Applications Of Psychology Quiz 12 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The DSM is short for A) Doctors Significant Medicine. B) Disorders of Significant Mentality. C) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. D) Disorderly Signs of Mental illness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 2. This Psychologist's study highlighted tensions created by ingroup/outgroup conflict for resources and how resolution can be found in a need to achieve subordinate goals that more than one group is needed to accomplish it A) Zimbardo. B) Sherif. C) Freud. D) Rotter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sherif. 3. Who are Eros and Psyche? A) Characters on Stranger Things. B) French Philosophers. C) Founders of the Science of Psychology. D) Greek god and goddess that married. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Greek god and goddess that married. 4. John B. Watson A) Founded behaviorism. B) Developed psychoanalysis. C) Introduced cognitive therapy. D) Pioneered humanistic psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Founded behaviorism. 5. Behavior patterns or mental processes that cause serious personal suffering or interfere with a person's ability to cope with everyday life are called A) Mental illness. B) Psychological disorders. C) Social disorders. D) Anxiety disorders. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Psychological disorders. 6. Manipulating an IV to test a DV in an environment unfamiliar to the participant. A) Field experiment. B) Lab experiment. C) Questionnaire. D) Structured interview. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lab experiment. 7. A habitual strategy or pattern for problem solving using an approach that was successful in the past. A) Overconfidence bias. B) Mental set. C) Strategy. D) Systematic search. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mental set. 8. Lewis Terman A) French psychologist, development of the first intelligence test. B) Father of modern linguistics, theory on innate grammar. C) Published a revised Binet-Simon scale for American populations. D) Best known for this theory of multiple intelligences. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Published a revised Binet-Simon scale for American populations. 9. Alfred Binet A) French psychologist, development of the first intelligence test. B) Father of modern linguistics, theory on innate grammar. C) Published a revised Binet-Simon scale for American populations. D) Best known for this theory of multiple intelligences. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) French psychologist, development of the first intelligence test. 10. Which of the following are parts of neurons? A) Brain, spinal cord, and vertebral column. B) Dendrite, axon, and cell body. C) Sensory and motor dendrites. D) Dendrite, medulla and myelin sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrite, axon, and cell body. 11. What is cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and how is it used in clinical psychology? A) A type of medication that is used to treat cognitive disorders. B) A type of psychotherapy that focuses on changing negative patterns of thinking and behavior, used to treat mental health issues. C) A type of therapy that involves hypnosis and suggestion to change behavior. D) A form of physical therapy that focuses on exercise and movement to treat mental health issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A type of psychotherapy that focuses on changing negative patterns of thinking and behavior, used to treat mental health issues. 12. Ms. Jones sold more raffle tickets when she told potential buyers they had a 10% chance of winning a prize hat when she told them they had a 90% chance of not winning. Which of the following concepts does this example demonstrate? A) Representativeness Heuristic. B) Belief Perseverance. C) Framing Effect. D) Availability Heuristic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Framing Effect. 13. According to Psychology, all education is A) Deliberate. B) Functional. C) Purposive. D) Self-education. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Self-education. 14. What is the age range for Piaget's cognitive development theory stage 3:concrete operational stage? A) 0-2. B) 3-5. C) 3-7. D) 7-12. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 7-12. 15. What is the reality behind the myth that we only use one side of our brain? A) Only the left side is used for creativity. B) The left side is used for emotional processing. C) Both sides are active and connect with each other. D) The right side is used for logical thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both sides are active and connect with each other. 16. The whole is not discovered from analysis of parts in isolation from the whole. The whole is greater than parts A) Structuralism. B) Functionalism. C) Behaviorism. D) Gestalt. E) Psychoanalytic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gestalt. 17. Which explanation of forgetting does Burke and Skrull's study Support? A) Interference. B) State-dependent forgetting. C) Context dependent forgetting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interference. 18. What is the significance of cognitive biases in decision-making? A) Cognitive biases enhance decision-making by providing clarity. B) Cognitive biases have no impact on judgment or choices. C) Cognitive biases are always beneficial in problem-solving. D) Cognitive biases can distort judgment and lead to poor decision-making. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cognitive biases can distort judgment and lead to poor decision-making. 19. The major contribution educational psychology might be expected to make towards modern education lies in area of A) A clarification of the goals of modern education. B) A re-evaluation of the principles of progressivism. C) A reconsideration of educational experiences from the stand point of their contribution to pupil growth. D) A refinement of the research techniques through which educational problems might be solved. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A refinement of the research techniques through which educational problems might be solved. 20. Reveal the structure of the human thinking (Periodic Table) A) Structuralism. B) Functionalism. C) Psychoanalysis. D) Natural Selection. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Structuralism. 21. Behavior determined by past experiences left in the Unconscious Mind. People are unaware. Unconscious drives conscious. Sigmund Freud A) Structuralism. B) Functionalism. C) Behaviorism. D) Gestalt. E) Psychoanalytic. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Psychoanalytic. 22. List any three career options in the field of Psychology. A) Clinical Psychologist, School Psychologist, Industrial-Organizational Psychologist. B) Marriage Counselor. C) Sports Psychologist. D) Forensic Psychologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clinical Psychologist, School Psychologist, Industrial-Organizational Psychologist. 23. A researcher looking for gender differences in 3-year old observes a preschool class and records how many minutes children of each gender play with dolls. She then compares the two sets of numbers. What type of descriptive research is the conducting? A) Case study. B) National study. C) Random sample method. D) Naturalistic Observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Naturalistic Observation. 24. What are the Latin roots for Psychology? A) Investigation of the mind. B) Examine the emotions. C) Study of the soul and breath. D) Analysis of behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Study of the soul and breath. 25. A child reading a book points to a picture on the page and calls to his mother in another room and says, "Mommy, who's in this picture?" He expects that she will know what he is pointing at, even though she cannot see it. 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