Aravali International School

Revision Worksheet
Class 11th
Section A (1 markers)

Q1. An architect has been given the chance to design a kindergarten school. Which fields of psychology
should she study to create a good design that meets the needs of the children?

Q2. Mr. Harish wants to study the behaviour of people riding on escalators. He uses shopping mall
CCTV cameras to explore this. Which type of observation is he engaging in?

Q3. Studies have found evidence that high levels of stress and low social support increase the speed at
which HIV infection spreads. Which branches of psychology would be interested in these results?

Q4. Mr. Kumar is working as a Physics teacher. While preparing a final term physics examination paper,
Mr. Kumar made an error by asking a chemistry question. The particular condition is indicating that the
test is not having ____________.
(a) Reliability
(b) Objectivity
(c) Validity
(d) Norms

Q5. Which of the following is a goal of Psychological enquiry?

(a) Application of knowledge.
(b) Collection of data
(c) Description.
(d) Both A and C
(e) All of the above

Q6. The present finding is that both ………………… contribute jointly to the determination of behavior
(a) Motivation and emotion
(b) Intelligence and emotion
(c) Society and environment
(d) Heredity and environment

Q7. Psychology focuses on the role of psychological factors (for example, stress, anxiety) in the
development, prevention and treatment of illness.
(a) Clinical
(b) Health
(c) School
(d) Organizational

Q8. The humanistic approach to psychology was developed mainly by Freud. (True/False)

Q9. Psychologists generally prefer the experimental method to other research method because
(a) Experiments are more likely to support psychologist's hypothesis.
(b) Experiments can show cause-effect relationship.
(c) It is easier to obtain a random sample for an experiment.
(d) Formation of hypothesis is easy in experiments.
Q10. Which of the following is a gestalt principle?
(a) Intensity
(b) Density
(c) Proximity
(d) Frequency

Q11. ASSERTION (A): Encoding is the First stage which refers to a process by which information is
Recorded and Registered for the first time so that it becomes usable by our memory system.
REASON (R): Whenever an external stimulus impinges on our Sensory organs, it generates Neural
Impulses. These are received in different areas of our brain for further processing.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) Both A and R are false

Q12. ASSERTION (A): Retrieval is the third stage of memory.

REASON (R): In Retrieval, incoming information is Received and some meaning is derived. It is then
represented in a way so that it can be processed further.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) Both A and R are false

Q13. Fatima can recall with great detail the day of her 10th birthday and all that occurred. What might
psychologists say about these particular flashbulb memories?
(a) The memories were likely enhanced in part by the hormones released during emotional moments.
(b) The memories should last up to 15 to 20 years
(c) The memories are unusually accurate
(d) The memories are stored as procedural memories

Q14. Analyse the examples of motivated behavior described below. Indicate in the column given which
level (1,2,3,4,5) starting from the bottom of needs in Maslow’s hierarchy has been activated:

a. ______ You’re alone in a strange city and feel lonely. You yearn for someone to talk to. You go for a
walk along the water front hoping tomeet someone.

b. ______ Raj is working two hours overtime every night. He doesn‟t like staying late, but you can’t get
promotions unless you do.

c. ______ A group of hunters had to virtually starve as they got lost in the jungles. These men gradually
become apathetic about nearly everything but eating. They talked about food constantly and searched
only for food.

d. ______ Manya is a famous and successful actress. She loves to sing and is now learning music at the
age of 35.

e. _______ Sanjay is a senior executive with a company. He has been assigned to prepare a project
report of a difficult assignment. He works day and night to prepare the report .
SECTION B (4 & 6 markers)

Q15. What relationship exist b/w Psychology and Law and Criminology?

Q16. Give examples of overt and covert behavior.

Q17. Differentiate between episodic and semantic memory.

Q18. What is the purpose of speed Test?

Q19. Absolute limen is measured across several trials. It is the lowest or the weakest level of stimulation.
Explain Absolute Limen with an example.

Q20. How do experiment and control group differ? Explain with the help of an example.

Q21. Discuss Ebbinghaus Curve of Forgetting. Or Suggest a plan to improve your memory.

Q22. Explain the difference between a correlational study and an experimental study in psychology.

Q23. Describe the role of Psychiatrists, Clinical Psychologist and Counselling psychologist.

Q24. Write a short note on how Psychology is a natural and a social science.

Q25. Describe the advantages and limitations of the following methods:

a) Observation
b) Experimental
c) Questionnaire

Q26. How do the Filter theory and Filter Attenuation theory explain the process of selective attention?

Q27. How is learning different from performance?

Q28. Explain motivational cycle with the help of an example.

Q29. Critically evaluate Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.

Q30. Explain the “levels of processing “ view of memory

Q31. Differentiate between the following:

a) Primary and secondary reinforcement
b) Positive and negative reinforcement
c) Classical and operant conditioning
d) Negative reinforcement and punishment
e) Partial and continuous schedule of reinforcement
f) Relational and analytical learning style

Q32. What is the process of skill aqusition, explain it with example.