Class 12 Psychology – Daily Revision MCQ (English Medium)
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The English word 'science' comes from the Latin word 'Scientia'. What does 'Scientia' mean?
Chapter 1: Psychology: A Scientific Discipline
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Answer: C. Knowledge
The textbook explains that 'science' is derived from the Latin 'Scientia', which means knowledge.In 1927, using the statistical method of factor analysis, Charles Spearman identified which two factors of intelligence?
Chapter 2: Intelligence
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Answer: A. General factor (g) and Specific factor (s)
Spearman's two-factor theory: a general factor (g) used in all tasks and specific factors (s) needed for particular tasks.E. L. Thorndike described three independent abilities as intelligence: abstract intelligence, social intelligence and ______ intelligence.
Chapter 2: Intelligence
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Answer: D. Concrete
Thorndike's three independent abilities are abstract, social and concrete intelligence.Which statement about an ambivert is correct, according to the textbook?
Chapter 3: Personality
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Answer: B. An ambivert falls in the middle of the introvert–extrovert continuum
Most people are neither completely introvert nor completely extrovert; an ambivert lies in the middle and shows a mix of both.For a normal adult, the span of attention (the number of stimuli one can be clearly aware of in a single glance) is about:
Chapter 4: Cognitive Processes
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Answer: C. 7 to 8 digits or letters
Our span of attention is very limited: for a normal adult it is 7 to 8 digits or letters, which is why codes like the PIN code are short.Paul Ekman's research on human emotions showed that there are how many basic emotions seen in all cultures?
Chapter 5: Emotions
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Answer: B. Six
Ekman found six basic human emotions that are seen in people of all cultures (Plutchik, by contrast, described eight).Which term did the American physiologist Walter B. Cannon develop?
Chapter 5: Emotions
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Answer: D. Fight or flight response
Walter Bradford Cannon developed the term 'fight or flight' response; the two-factor theory is Schachter-Singer's and the wheel of emotions is Plutchik's.According to the ICD-11 (presented in 2019), mental disorders are grouped into how many broad categories?
Chapter 6: Psychological Disorders
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Answer: A. 19
The textbook states that ICD-11 has 19 broad categories of mental disorders, most of which overlap with DSM-5.In first aid for depression, which advice comes under the self-help strategy of 'sleep hygiene'?
Chapter 7: First Aid in Mental Health
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Answer: C. Sleep 7 to 8 hours every night, going to bed and waking up at the same time daily
Sleep hygiene means getting 7 to 8 hours of sleep every night on a fixed schedule; this routine improves well-being.Psychologist Ann Masten described resilience as:
Chapter 8: Positive Psychology
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Answer: A. 'Ordinary Magic', because it is quite common across the life span
Masten called resilience 'Ordinary Magic': it is common and is made of behaviours and thoughts that anyone can learn and develop.
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All questions are written by PadhaiNotes in our own words from the chapters of the official Maharashtra State Board Balbharati textbook (ebalbharati.in). Each question shows its chapter.