This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Psychology Chapter 9 Applications Of Psychology – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Psychology Chapter 9 Applications Of Psychology Quiz 28 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Rogers developed ..... A) Dream Interpretation. B) Client-Centered Therapy. C) Sleep Studies. D) Interpersonal Relationships. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Client-Centered Therapy. 2. A psychologist who is interested in the psychological effect of aging would MOST likely specialize in A) Cognitive psychology. B) Experimental psychology. C) Developmental psychology. D) Psychometrics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Developmental psychology. 3. According to Dweck, an example of a Growth mindset is: A) Avoiding something in case you fail. B) Believing people who work hard must lack ability. C) Giving up after failing because there is no point. D) Believing you can always do a bit better. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Believing you can always do a bit better. 4. Which theory attributes a person's behavior on either internal dispositions (natural behavior) or external situations? A) Social exchange theory. B) Reward theory. C) Two-factor theory. D) Attribution theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Attribution theory. 5. Factor analysis is a statistical procedure used to: A) Derive IQ scores by comparing mental age with chronological age. B) Evaluate how accurately test items predict a criterion behavior. C) Identify clusters of closely related test items. D) Provide a quantitative estimate of heritability. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Identify clusters of closely related test items. 6. How is social behavior rooted biologically according to Social Psychology? A) Biological factors have no impact on social behavior. B) Nature gives enormous capacity to learn and adapt to varied environments. C) Social behavior is solely influenced by sociological factors. D) Social behavior is solely influenced by biological factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nature gives enormous capacity to learn and adapt to varied environments. 7. An individual's consistent pattern of thought and behavior is known as a(n) ..... A) Psychosocial stage. B) Object permanence. C) Personality. D) Deception. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personality. 8. This form of thinking consists of a free flow of ideas with no particular plan involved. A) Directed thinking (convergent). B) Overconfidence bias. C) Rules. D) Non-directed thinking (divergent). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Non-directed thinking (divergent). 9. The purpose of the investigation A) Methodology. B) Experiment. C) Aim. D) Hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aim. 10. Professor Mumford believes that most women prefer tall physically strong partners because this preference enhanced survival of our ancestor's genes. This viewpoint best illustrates which perspective? A) Socio-Cultural. B) Behavioral. C) Cognitive. D) Psychodynamic. E) Evolutionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Evolutionary. 11. The belief that is meaningful during old age, deterioration, and impending death. A) Ego Eccentric. B) Ego Integrity. C) Ego Diffusion. D) Acceptance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ego Integrity. 12. The visiual, mental representation of an event or object is called: A) An symbol. B) A heuristic. C) An image. D) A rule. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An image. 13. When different participants are used in each condition of the independent variable A) Repeated measures. B) Independent groups. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent groups. 14. Can be caused by psychological pressures, possible genetic facters and a obsession with body image and thinness A) Eating disorder. B) Bipolar disorder. C) Panic Disorder. D) (GAD) Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eating disorder. 15. If a student commits the fundamental attribution error, which of the following is most likely to be a student's explanation for a classmate's failing exam grade? A) The classmate was too lazy to study hard. B) The exam was too hard. C) The classmate was feeling ill. D) The classmate had no quiet place to study. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The classmate was too lazy to study hard. 16. Assimilation is the process of A) Creating a new schema to accommodate new info. B) Associating info with another schema. C) Adding new info to an existing schema. D) Conserving info in a schema. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adding new info to an existing schema. 17. Pavlov's discovery of classical conditioning as found when the dogs responded to a neutral stimulus. This neutral stimulus would become the ..... A) Unconditioned Stimulus. B) Unconditioned Reposnse. C) Conditioned Stimulus. D) Conditioned Response. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conditioned Stimulus. 18. Which of these would be an appropriate possible applications of Bowlby's monotropic theory? A) Nursery-Put children into nursery in the first few months of life. B) Prisons-Don't let children visit. C) Hospitals-keep children with main care giver. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hospitals-keep children with main care giver. 19. According to psychoanalysis, which part of the human mind is responsible for basic instincts and desires? A) Superego. B) Ego. C) Id. D) Conscious mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Id. 20. Susan thinks she does worse on tests that are administered on Fridays, when in reality her test scores are not influenced by the day of the week. This situation is an example of an: A) Sublimation. B) Illusory correlation. C) Projection. D) Hindsight bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illusory correlation. 21. Mrs. Blais is Wamsutta's ..... A) Educational psychologist. B) School psychologist. C) Counseling psychologist. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) School psychologist. 22. When psychology and law are discussed as embodying different cultures, the underlying cultural differences viewed as most important are: A) Language, cuisine, and music. B) Style, demeanor, and gestures. C) Traits, opinions, and achievements. D) Behaviors, values, and beliefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Behaviors, values, and beliefs. 23. In trying to figure out how to copy and paste an item into a document, Arlene could try all possible key combinations or she could check the pull-down menus, a much faster way to solve her problem. Arlene is relying on ..... A) Prototypes. B) Heuristics. C) Algorithms. D) Fixations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heuristics. 24. What does 'surrender' in Integral Yoga imply? A) Passive dependence. B) Giving up effort. C) Alignment with the Divine Will. D) Obedience to social norms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alignment with the Divine Will. 25. A great strength of Piaget's theory is that it A) Is well written. B) Has had an enormous effect on primary school education. C) Answers many of the questions about educational issues. D) Identifies many of the issues with learning difficulties in eduction. 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