This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Psychology Chapter 9 Applications Of Psychology – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Psychology Chapter 9 Applications Of Psychology Quiz 14 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which element of the PERMA model is associated with finding purpose and direction in life? A) Positive Emotions. B) Relationships. C) Meaning. D) Achievement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meaning. 2. Which word do we use today that came from the Greeks that literally means "study of the mind?" A) Psychiatry. B) Sociology. C) Psychology. D) Biology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Psychology. 3. Psychological science is the study of behavior that is observable and measurable. A) Humanistic. B) Cognitive. C) Behavioral. D) Biological. E) Evolutionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Behavioral. 4. Carries neural impulses from the eye to the brain A) Optic nerve. B) Sensation. C) Blind spot. D) Parallel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Optic nerve. 5. Research aimed at increasing scientific knowledge without immediate practical application. A) Basic research. B) Clinical research. C) Field research. D) Applied research. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Basic research. 6. Who edited the book 'Foundations and Applications of Indian Psychology'? A) Karan Singh. B) R. M. Matthijs Cornelissen. C) Michael Miovic. D) Dalai Lama. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) R. M. Matthijs Cornelissen. 7. What does research suggest about repressed memories? A) They are a common occurrence in therapy. B) They are rare and can create false memories. C) They can be easily recovered. D) They are always accurate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are rare and can create false memories. 8. What is a common notion about psychology? A) Based on research. B) Based on evidence. C) Based on common sense. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Based on common sense. 9. Your best friend has seen a number of news reports recently about plane crashes. He is more frightened of flying than driving in a car, even though car crashes are much more prevalent. His fear is most likely attributed to: A) The representative heuristic. B) The availability heuristic. C) Functional fixedness. D) Gambler's fallacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The availability heuristic. 10. Women around the world tend to choose older mates who will be good providers. A) Socio-Cultural. B) Evolutionary. C) Psychoanalytic. D) Biological. E) Behaviorism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evolutionary. 11. Which brain part is responsible for facilitating explicit memories? A) Brain stem. B) Cerebellum. C) Amygdala. D) Hippocampus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hippocampus. 12. Who is father of psychology? A) Watson. B) Guilford. C) Aristotle. D) Socrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watson. 13. During lunch a group of high school students who were all prejudiced discussed racial issues. As the discussion progressed, they became increasingly more prejudiced. This is an example of ..... A) Bystander effect. B) Mere exposure effect. C) Group polarization. D) Social facilitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Group polarization. 14. The earliest history of psychology can be traced back to the time of the early ..... (Aristotle and Socrates) A) Greeks. B) Romans. C) English. D) Americans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greeks. 15. In Hughes' study, what proportion of children could place the doll where two policemen could not see him? A) 90%. B) 80%. C) 70%. D) 68%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 90%. 16. Research should always begin with a question. What you believe to be the answer to your question is called the A) Theory. B) Introspection. C) Hypothesis. D) Application. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypothesis. 17. John. B Watson pioneered which of the following? A) Structuralism. B) Behaviourism. C) Functionalism. D) Gestalt Psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Behaviourism. 18. Which statement best describes why the study ended early? A) Increasingly abusive behavior threatened to permanently harm some subjects. B) All the subjects were becoming too aggressive and violence could have broken out. C) The experiment was making all of the participants sad. D) Zimbardo feared that he could be arrested for continuing the experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increasingly abusive behavior threatened to permanently harm some subjects. 19. What is the normal gestational period for humans? A) 35 weeks. B) 40 weeks. C) 45 weeks. D) 50 weeks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 40 weeks. 20. The Agentic state involves a move from autonomous to agentic state. What is this move called? A) Agentic Move. B) Responsibility. C) Loss of autonomy. D) Agentic Shift. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agentic Shift. 21. If Dr. Brennan is telling you a joke and cannot remember where she heard it, she is suffering from: A) Retrieval failure. B) Encoding failure. C) Source amnesia. D) Retrograde amnesia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Source amnesia. 22. A student who scored a percentile rank of 90 on an achievement test is best characterized as having? A) Scored lower than 90% of the test takers. B) Scored higher than 90% of the test takers. C) Answered 90% of the test questions correctly. D) Scored 90% of the highest possible score. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scored higher than 90% of the test takers. 23. A relationship between two variables A) Aim. B) Negative correlation. C) Positive correlation. D) Correlation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Correlation. 24. Explain the concept of 'mental processes' in Psychology. A) Mental processes are physical activities that occur within the brain. B) Mental processes are related to emotions and feelings only. C) Mental processes are not influenced by external factors. D) Mental processes are the cognitive activities that occur within the brain, such as perception, memory, problem-solving, and decision-making. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mental processes are the cognitive activities that occur within the brain, such as perception, memory, problem-solving, and decision-making. 25. Those who score above average on tests of mathematical aptitude are also likely to score above average on tests of verbal aptitude. According to Spearman, this best illustrates the importance of of ..... A) Predictive Validity. B) Factor Analysis. C) Heritability. D) The g Factor. 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