GATE XH-C5 C5.8 Social psychology PYQs & Answers

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Transformational leadership is marked by which one of the following:

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Strict discipline imposed on the followers

Reverence of the followers for the leader and his/her vision

Machiavellian approach

Both democratic and authoritarian leadership styles

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According to Moscovici’s Conversion Theory (1980) which of the following statements is/are true for majority influence?

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Majority influence generates a comparison process (focus on relationship between source and target).

Conflict is resolved by overt compliance to majority position in public.

Triggers validation process (closer attention to the issue).

Target is unlikely to agree with minority in public, for fear of being labeled “deviant”.

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The probability that a recipient will critically evaluate arguments contained in a message (i.e., elaboration likelihood) is determined by both ____________________ and ____________________.

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Processing motivation

Processing ability

Processing error

Processing validity

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Cultural differences are partly explained by difference in ____________________ and ____________________.

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Self-construal

Group presence

Ecological conditions

Shared norms

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Gordon W. Allport proposed that contact will only be successful in reducing prejudice when it takes place under certain optimal conditions. He suggested that intergroup contact will reduce prejudice if:

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It has acquaintance potential.

It takes place under the conditions of equal status.

It involves co-operation towards a common goal.

It involves simply bringing people from different groups together.

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If Cultural Congruence : Social Psychology, then Evoked Culture : ______?

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Evolutionary psychology

Cultural psychology

Cross-cultural psychology

Clinical psychology

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The tendency to observe behaviors of others in ways that are according to your expectations about them is called:

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Schema

Confirmation bias

Social judgment

Anchoring

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The tendency to explain other people’s behavior as the result of personal factors is called _________________.

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Fundamental attribution error

Stereotypes

Schemas

Actor-observer bias

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Which of the following is/are true for conformity:

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Size influences conformity only up to a certain level

Size always influences conformity

Group unanimity influences conformity

Status does not have any influence on conformity

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Which of the following is/are characteristic(s) of groupthink?

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There is excessive optimism and risk taking.

Silence is interpreted as consent.

Members reduce their efforts and performance levels while acting as a part of the group.

People do not know what they are supposed to be doing.

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