Class 12 Psychology – Daily Revision MCQ (English Medium)
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Which American psychologist is generally considered the founder of Cognitivism?
Chapter 1: Psychology: A Scientific Discipline
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Answer: D. Ulric Neisser
Cognitivism arose in the 1950s–60s, and Ulric Neisser is generally regarded as its founder; Watson founded Behaviourism, Rogers advocated Humanistic psychology and James Functionalism.A researcher studies how the number of hours of sleep affects students' test scores. In this experiment, what is the dependent variable?
Chapter 1: Psychology: A Scientific Discipline
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Answer: B. Students' test scores
The dependent variable is the effect that is measured (test scores); hours of sleep is the independent variable (the cause).In 1923, who first explained the brain's tendency to organise sensations into a meaningful whole, in the form of laws of perceptual organization?
Chapter 4: Cognitive Processes
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Answer: A. Max Wertheimer
The German psychologist Max Wertheimer first explained this in 1923 as the laws of perceptual organization.You look at a circle drawn with a small gap in it, yet you see it as a complete circle. Which law of perceptual organization explains this?
Chapter 4: Cognitive Processes
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Answer: C. Law of closure
By the law of closure, the brain fills the gaps in an incomplete stimulus and perceives it as complete.On the illness–wellness continuum, a person has a mental illness but still has a high sense of well-being, good self-esteem and hope. In which quadrant is this person?
Chapter 6: Psychological Disorders
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Answer: C. Quadrant 3
Quadrant 3 = mental illness but high subjective well-being; Quadrant 1 = no illness and happy, 2 = no illness but unhappy, 4 = illness plus distress.In which year was the first version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-I) published?
Chapter 6: Psychological Disorders
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Answer: B. 1952
DSM-I came out in 1952 and has been revised periodically; 2013 is the year DSM-5 was introduced.According to the textbook, Mental Health First Aid in which Indian city obtained the international licence in 2017 to run the standard MHFA programme across India?
Chapter 7: First Aid in Mental Health
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Answer: D. Chennai
The textbook notes that MHFA Chennai obtained the international licence in 2017 and has since trained thousands of MHFA instructors.Recognising early signs of mental illness can stop the symptoms from coming back after a period of improvement. What is this benefit called?
Chapter 7: First Aid in Mental Health
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Answer: B. Relapse prevention
Relapse prevention means preventing the symptoms from recurring after the person has improved; diagnosis prevents a severe form and early intervention helps the person get help.Which psychologist explained, through the 'Broaden and Build theory', how positive emotions help us reach 'life above zero'?
Chapter 8: Positive Psychology
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Answer: A. Barbara Fredrickson
Barbara Fredrickson developed the Broaden and Build theory of positive emotions; Seligman introduced Positive Psychology, Masten described resilience, Gardner gave multiple intelligences.According to the textbook, what kind of goal helps a person keep up their level of happiness?
Chapter 8: Positive Psychology
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Answer: D. A goal that is neither too easy nor too difficult
A goal set as per one's capacity is challenging and achieving it brings happiness; a goal far above capacity causes frustration and stress, and one too easy does not help.
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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.