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Class 11 What is Psychology? worksheet
CBSE Psychology. Mind, experience and behaviour, the schools from structuralism to constructivism, psychology in India, its branches and links with other disciplines. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.
Sample questions
Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.
Section A · multiple choice
- 1.
Psychology is formally defined as the science that studies:
- only the soul
- only animal behaviour
- only the structure of the brain
- mental processes, experiences and behaviour in different contexts
Answer
(d) mental processes, experiences and behaviour in different contexts
- 2.
Who is linked with functionalism?
- William James
- Ivan Pavlov
- Alfred Binet
- Jean Piaget
Answer
(a) William James
- 3.
What did behaviourism focus on?
- free will and the natural striving to grow
- people actively constructing their minds by exploring the world
- the building blocks of conscious experience, studied by introspection
- observable and measurable responses to stimuli
Answer
(d) observable and measurable responses to stimuli
Section B · short answer
- 4.
Define psychology in your own words.
Answer
The science that studies mental processes, experiences and behaviour of people in different contexts, using methods of the biological and social sciences.
- 5.
Name the psychologist linked with each (surname is enough): (a) structuralism (b) psychoanalysis
Answer
(a) Wilhelm Wundt (b) Sigmund Freud
Section C · long answer
- 6.
Explain the three terms in the definition of psychology: mental processes, experience and behaviour.
Answer
Mental processes are activities like remembering, thinking and perceiving. Experiences are subjective and known only to the person having them. Behaviours are responses or activities, overt or covert, triggered by stimuli.
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