PsyKology Club-Online Quiz

Who coined the term "cognitive dissonance," and what quirky experiment did they conduct to demonstrate this psychological phenomenon?

• Henri Tajfel, Watershed experiment

• Festinger,

  The $20 dollar experiment

• Bibb and John Dalrey, Diffusion of Responsibility

• Festinger, conformity experiment

In the Bollywood movie "Dear Zindagi," the main character undergoes therapy to address her emotional issues. What psychological concept does the film explore, and how is it depicted in the story?

• Self esteem

• Attitude

• Emotional intelligence

• Conforming

Ayesha focuses on her priorities, plans her work and schedules her time effectively. This is suggestive of the _________ coping strategy.

• Emotion Focused

• Avoidance Oriented

• Task Oriented

• Emotion Oriented

Ross often struggles with work-related stress and difficulties in his career. What is the psychological term for the emotional and psychological exhaustion he experiences, and what are the common signs of this phenomenon?

• Stress

• Deprerssion

• Anxiety

• Burnout

What was the name of Sigmund Freud's famous couch, where his patients would recline and explore their subconscious during psychoanalysis sessions?

• Psychoanalytic Couch

• Dream Couch

• Analyst Couch

• Conscious Couch

Who was the psychologist famous for his "Stanford prison experiment," which had college students simulate a prison environment and led to surprising results regarding the impact of roles and authority on behaviour?

• Carl Jung

• Zimbardo

• Kohler

• Milgram

What famous psychologist, sometimes depicted as a stage magician, is known for his research on visual perception, optical illusions, and the idea that our perceptions are often deceived by our brain?

• Jean Piaget

• Karen Horney

• Adler

• Joseph Jastrow

What do you call the phenomenon where individuals underestimate the time it takes to complete a task, leading to a constant feeling of being pressed for time, often humorously known as the “I’ll do it later” bias?

• Frequency illusion

• Conforming bias

• The planning fallacy

• Zeigarnik effect

Who is the psychologist behind “Bobo Doll Experiment” which influenced aggressive role models on children’s behavior through observational learning?

• Albert Bandura

• Sigmund Freud

• John Watson

• B.F. Skinner

Which psychologist, known for their fascination with pigeons, believed that operant conditioning could be used to teach almost any behavior, even absurd ones like teaching pigeons to play ping-pong?

• Abraham Maslow

• Thorndike

• Skinner

• Ivan Pavlov