Class 11 Psychology – Daily Revision MCQ (English Medium)
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Who established the first psychology laboratory in 1879 at Leipzig, Germany?
Chapter 1: Story of Psychology
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Answer: B. Wilhelm Wundt
Wilhelm Wundt set up the first psychology laboratory at Leipzig in 1879 and used the introspection method.How did Dr. Sigmund Freud define psychology?
Chapter 1: Story of Psychology
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Answer: C. Study of the unconscious
Freud defined psychology as the study of the unconscious; he believed many problems have roots in early life.Which of these is an applied branch of psychology?
Chapter 2: Branches of Psychology
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Answer: A. Educational Psychology
Educational, Clinical, Counselling and Criminal Psychology are applied branches; Developmental, Child and Social are theoretical branches.According to Piaget, at what age does self-awareness start emerging in a child?
Chapter 3: Self
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Answer: D. 15 to 24 months
The textbook says, according to Piaget, self-consciousness starts emerging between 15 and 24 months.What does the cephalocaudal principle of development state?
Chapter 4: Human Development
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Answer: B. Development proceeds from head to toe
Cephalocaudal means development proceeds from the head towards the toes; centre-to-outwards is the proximodistal principle.Who is called the father of stress research in the textbook?
Chapter 6: Stress
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Answer: A. Hans Selye
The textbook calls Hans Selye (1907–1982) the father of stress research.In the word 'eustress', what does the Greek prefix 'eu' mean?
Chapter 6: Stress
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Answer: C. Good
'Eu' means good, so eustress is good stress that helps motivation and performance.Which part of the nervous system prepares the body for the 'flight or fight' reaction?
Chapter 7: Nervous System
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Answer: D. Sympathetic nervous system
The sympathetic nervous system prepares the body to face stressful and threatening situations ('flight or fight').What material did Hermann Ebbinghaus use in his experiments on forgetting?
Chapter 8: Memory
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Answer: B. Nonsense syllables
Ebbinghaus, the pioneer of experiments on forgetting, made lists of nonsense syllables to learn and recall.The stimulus received through our sense organs is first held in which memory?
Chapter 8: Memory
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Answer: C. Sensory memory
Stimuli received by the sense organs form sensory memory; only what we pay attention to moves on to short-term memory.
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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.