List of top Psychology Questions asked in GATE Humanities and Social Sciences- Psychology

Which of the following is/are the component(s) of Theory of Mind?

Which of the following describe(s) organizational commitment?

Match the biases/effects in the first column with the descriptions in the second column of the table given below.

Biases/effects	Descriptions
P) Barnum Effect	iv) Tendency to believe in description of personality that is supposedly descriptive of oneself, but could in fact describe almost anyone
Q) Reference Group Effect	iii) Tendency to rate oneself with respect to one’s social and cultural group
R) Self-Serving Bias	i) Tendency to take credit for one’s success but downplaying responsibility for one’s failure
S) Self-Effacing Bias	ii) Tendency to take blame for failure but downplay one’s role in the success

Which one of the following statements is TRUE according to Brehm’s reactance theory?

Match the theories in the first column with the central themes in the second column of the table given below.

Theories	Central themes
P) Drive theory	iv) Biological needs push us to action
Q) Arousal theory	i) Our general level of activation leads to optimization
R) Expectancy theory	iii) Setting specific and challenging goals boosts motivation
S) Goal setting theory	ii) Behaviour is determined by desirable outcomes

Which one of the following would resolve the basic dilemma of the social psychologist?

According to the overjustification effect, which one of the following consequences would be TRUE for students who freely choose to study psychology, if marks are given for attendance?

Match the theory/law in the first column with the corresponding explanation in the second column.

Theory/law	Explanation
P) Weber’s law	i) The detection of change in a stimulus is relative to the magnitude of the stimulus
Q) Steven’s Power law	ii) Sensory magnitude grows in proportion to the physical intensity of the stimulus raised to a power
R) Signal detection theory	iii) The magnitude of a sensation is a logarithmic function of the stimulus
S) Fechner’s law	iv) The ability to detect a weak stimulus varies from moment to moment as per response bias

Match the structures of the brain in the first column with their respective functions in the second column.

Brain Structures	Functions
P) Cerebellum	iii) Controls fine motor skills
Q) Thalamus	iv) Relays and filters information from the senses and transmits the information to the cerebral cortex
R) Tectum	i) Orients a person in the environment
S) Medulla	ii) Coordinates heart rate, circulation, and respiration

Match the sleep disorders with their characteristic symptoms.

Sleep disorders	Symptoms
P) Enuresis	ii) Urinating while asleep in bed
Q) Hypersomnia	i) Excessive daytime sleepiness
R) Circadian rhythm disorder	iv) Disturbances of the sleep-wake cycle
S) Sleep apnea	iii) A disorder in which the person stops breathing for brief periods while asleep

________ explains aging as a process of mutual withdrawal of individual and society, whereas _______ assumes positive correlation between activity and successful aging.

Which of the following statements regarding locus of control is/are CORRECT?

Which of the following is/are TRUE for creative individuals?

Which of the following is/are included under behavioural genetics studies in humans?

According to the review of research on stress and immune system, which of the following statement(s) has/have substantial evidence?

Which of the following influence(s) gender dysphoria?

Which one of the following is TRUE for the Pain-Gate control theory?

Which of the following is/are NOT the factor(s) of the Big Five Personality model?

The Yerkes–Dodson law states that _____________.

Which one of the following theories states that emotion occurs as a result of physical arousal and labeling of the arousal based on cues from the surrounding environment?

Taking painkillers eliminates pain, increasing the likelihood that the person will take painkillers again. This is an example of ____________.

When learning something new impairs the ability to retrieve information learnt earlier, it is known as _________.

Iconic memory is a type of _________.

Which one of the following components of language has to do with the practical or social aspects of communication with others?

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