NCERT MCQ CLASS – 12 | PSYCHOLOGY | CHAPTER- 6 | ATTITUDE AND SOCIAL COGNITION | EDUGROWN |

In This Post we are  providing  CHAPTER 6 ATTITUDE AND SOCIAL COGNITION NCERT MCQ for Class 12 PSYCHOLOGY which will be beneficial for students. These solutions are updated according to 2021-22 syllabus. These MCQS  can be really helpful in the preparation of Board exams and will provide you with a brief knowledge of the chapter.

NCERT MCQ ON ATTITUDE AND SOCIAL COGNITION

Question 1. ____________ is a cluster of interrelated traits and attributes assumed to be characteristics of certain kinds of individuals.
(a) Prejudice
(b) Stereotype
(c) Attribution
(d) None of the above 

Answer B

Question 2. Cluster or ideas regarding the characteristics of a specific group is known as:
(a) Progressive
(b) Stereotype
(c) Belief
(d) Attitude 

Answer D

Question 3. “We should help others wherever we find it is fair to do so”. This is the norm of______.
(a) social responsibility
(b) equity
(c) reciprocity
(d) expected reactions 

Answer B

Question 4. Prejudice is a type of
(a) attitude
(b) instinct
(c) emotion
(d) motivation 

Answer A

Question 5. ____________ is an example of negative attitude towards people.
(a) Prototype
(b) Stereotype
(c) Discrimination
(d) Prejudice 

Answer D

Question 6.  _______________ is the scientific field that seeks to understand the nature and causes of individual behaviour and thought in social situations.
(a) Social psychology
(b) Child psychology
(c) Clinical psychology
(d) Counselling psychology 

Answer A

Question 7.  ____________ are attitudes that contain a ‘should’ or ‘ought’ aspect.
(a) Beliefs
(b) Values
(c) Stereotypes
(d) Prejudices 

Answer B

Question 8. A mental structure that guides social cognition is
(a) prototype
(b) stereotype
(c) schema
(d) none of the above 

Answer C

Question 10. The feature which refers to the number of attributes within a broader attitude is
(a) valence
(b) multiplexity
(c) centrality
(d) extremeness 

Answer B

Question 11. In 1957, Leon Festinger published his theory of
(a) balance
(b) cognitive dissonance
(c) learning
(d) attitude 

Answer B

Question 12. Improvement in behaviour due to presence of other individuals is known as
(a) imitation
(b) social facilitation
(c) interaction
(d) none of the above 

Answer B

Question 13. An augmentation in behaviour due to the presence of other individuals is known as:
(a) imitation
(b) social facilitation
(c) interaction
(d) none of the above 

Answer B

Question 14. The phenomenon by which we infer the causes behind an individual’s behaviour is
(a) Social facilitation
(b) Attribution
(c) Persuasion
(d) None of these 

Answer B

Question 15. When people attribute failure to task difficulty they are referring to following factors:
(a) External, stable
(b) Internal, stable
(c) External, unstable
(d) Internal, unstable 

Answer C