Chapter 1 Psychology - Introduction

SECTION – A (10 marks)

Answer the Following Questions in One or Two Sentences. (1 mark each)
1. State all the developed and developing fields of psychology.
2. What’s the limitation of Biological Approach?
3. Why did John Watson oppose introspection?
4. State all the approaches of Psychology
5. State the nature and aims of psychology.
6. State the characteristics of science.
7. Give the definition of psychology given by C.T. Morgan
8. What was the point of emphasis by psychologists like Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers?
9. What is Forensic Psychology?
10. What is cognitive approach in psychology?
 SECTION - B (40 Marks)
1. What do we call our reaction to a stimulus?
i. Understanding
ii. Consciousness
iii. Behaviour
iv. Mental Process
2. Which of the following statements is the most accurate?
i. Subject matter of psychology is related to studying the future behaviour of human
beings.
ii. Subject matter of psychology is to study what an individual is thinking inside his head.
iii. Subject matter of psychology is to study behaviour with scientific methodology.
iv. Subject matter of psychology is to make the human being rich.
3. “A psychologist is informing the patient about the symptoms and effects of a particular
mental disorder.” Which aim of psychology does this action fulfil?
i. Clarification
ii. Description
iii. Prediction
iv. Control
4. Which method did Wilhem Wundt adopt in structuralism?
i. Interview
ii. Interrogation
iii. Intraspection
iv. Introspection
5. Which process incorporates thinking, understanding, processing, remembering and
problem solving?
i. Homeostasis
ii. Cognition
iii. Calculation
iv. Regression
6. A person is trying to loose weight and is cutting down on junk food, He passes by his
favourite junk food café but he ignores it completely and goes to gym instead. Which part of
his consciousness did he follow?
i. Ego
ii. Super ego
iii. Sub conscious
iv. Id
7. Who created the first intelligence test?
i. Bhatia
ii. Simon and Binet
iii. Erickson
iv. Atkinson and Hilgard
8. Which psychology studies human being from its birth to death?
i. Social psychology
ii. Forensic Psychology
iii. Developmental Psychology
iv. Cognitive Psychology
9. Which qualifications are required to be a clinical psychologist?
i. Bachelors in Applied Psychology
ii. Diploma in psychology
iii. Masters in Psychology
iv. [Link] in Psychology
10. Who gave the Stimulus Response Approach?
i. Titchener
ii. William James
iii. John Watson
iv. John Marston
11. Where did William James establish his laboratory after Wilhem Wundt?
i. Oxford Union
ii. Yale University
iii. Cambridge University
iv. University of Texas
12. Which school of thought do people like Carl Rogers and Eric Fromm belong?
i. Psychoanalysis
ii. Behaviourism
iii. Socio Cultural
iv. Humanism
13. Which of the following departments in a company comes under Organizational
Psychology?
i. Financial Department
ii. Human Resource Department
iii. Recruitment Department
iv. Marketing Department
14. Which school of psychology was formed by Werthiemer, Kohler and Kofka?
i. Behaviourism
ii. Gestalt Pscyhology
iii. Psychoanalysis
iv. Structuralism
15. What is Mental Process?
i. It’s a physical process
ii. It’s a conscious state
iii. It happens when we are asleep.
iv. Both ii and iii are true.
16. Who founded psychology as a scientific field and when?
i. Wilhem Wundt, 1897
ii. Wilhem Wundt, 1879
iii. William James, 1789
iv. William James, 1987
17. Can we study psychology without studying behaviour?
i. Yes
ii. No
iii. Maybe…
iv. None
18. The word Psychology comes from which language?
i. Arabic
ii. Persian
iii. Latin
iv. None
19. Which statement among the following is the most accurate?
i. Psychology is a fully developed field like that of biology and chemistry.
ii. There is very little evidence in psychology to prove it as a scientific field.
iii. Psychology is a growing scientific field in it’s adolescent stage.
iv. Psychology is a type of pseudoscience.
20. Where was the first psychology laboratory established?
i. India
ii. Italy
iii. France
iv. Germany
21. “Schizophrenia is caused by genetic factors.” Which aim of psychology does this
statement fulfil?
i. Control
ii. Prediction
iii. Description
iv. Clarification
22. Who was the founder of Functionalism?
i. J.B Watson
ii. William Wundt
iii. William James
iv. William Campbell
23. Which of the below statements is the most accurate according to Sigmund Freud?
i. Man is motivated by his intellect and reasoning.
ii. Man is motivated by his unconscious and pleasure seeking desires.
iii. Man is motivated by emotional reasoning.
iv. Man is motivated by conscious actions.
24. Which approach considers the environment and society a very important factor in
moulding his behaviour and personality?
i. Cognitive Psychology
ii. Behaviourism
iii. Socio Cultural
iv. Humanism
25. Which field of psychology deals with prevention and treatment of psychological
disorders?
i. Abnormal Psychology
ii. Psychology of Personality
iii. Clinical Psychology
iv. Life span and health psychology
26. Which of the following statements is true?
i. Psychology can only be studied in isolation without considering society and culture.
ii. It’s necessary to study human beings in isolation and in the context of their society and
culture.
iii. Society and culture is an option aspect of psychology.
iv. Human beings can only be studied in context of society and not in isolation.
27. How are experiences subjective?
i. Because we all have same experiences.
 ii. Because we can feel each other’s experiences.
iii. Because we cannot feel each other’s experiences.
iv. Because they are not objective.
28. What does “Psyche” mean?
i. Psychotic
ii. Mind
iii. Soul
iv. Brain
29. In which field do you find solution for terror, war, immorality and linguistic problems?
i. Economics
ii. Psychology
iii. World Politics
iv. Spirituality
30. “A parent decides on how to raise their children based on theories of child development”.
Which aim of psychology does this process fulfil?
i. Control
ii. Prediction
iii. Clarification
iv. Description
31. A person was walking in the forest and he heard a voice inside the bushes to protect
himself he climbed up a tree. What is the stimulus and response in this situation?
i. Stimulus – Climbing the tree, Response – Voice.
ii. Stimulus – Voice, Response – Climbing the tree.
32. Who gets the credit of making psychology experimental and empirical in nature?
i. William James
ii. Sigmund Freud
iii. Wilhem Wundt
iv. Abraham Maslow
33. Which psychologists consider human brain as a computer machine?
i. Behaviourists
ii. Psychoanalysts
iii. Cognitivist
iv. Humanist
34. Which field measures aspects of behaviour like intelligence, aptitude, attitude and
prejudice?
 i. Abnormal Psychology
ii. Counselling Psychology
iii. Sports psychology
iv. Psychometric psychology
35. Who gave the concept of Id, Ego and Superego?
i. Carl Rogers
ii. Sigmund Freud
iii. John Locke
iv. Sengupta
36. What is the meaning of “Logos”?
i. Logo of a company
ii. Chips
iii. Science
iv. Astronomy
37. Can Mental Processes happen without any experience and environment?
i. Yes it can happen.
ii. No.
iii. Maybe….
iv. None.
38. Why does man experience loneliness despite living in group?
i. Due to lack of wealth
ii. Due to lack of entertainment activities.
iii. Due to lack of understanding human behaviour.
iv. Because of terror and global war.
39. Who gave this definition “Psychology is the science of human and animal behaviour”?
i. Hilgard
ii. Atkinson
iii. Garret
iv. Morgan
40. Who opposed mind and faculty as a subject of consciousness?
i. C.T Morgan
ii. John B Watson
iii. Ivan Pavlov
iv. Titchener