GATE XH-C5 discipline:humanities-and-social-sciences PYQs & Answers — Page 12

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Match the neurotransmitters with their functions P. Acetylcholine Q. Dopamine R. Serotonin S. Norepinephrine (i) Movement and pleasure sensation (ii) Sleep, anxiety, and appetite (iii) Attention and memory (iv) Arousal and mood

Your answerChoose one option.

P-ii; Q-i; R-iv; S-iii

P-iii; Q-i; R-ii; S-iv

P-iv; Q-ii; R-i; S-iii

P-iv; Q-iii; R-i; S-ii

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Match the concerned human nervous system with their associated functions. P. Sympathetic Q. Parasympathetic R. Afferent S. Efferent (i) Carrying messages from Central Nervous System to muscles and glands (ii) Carrying messages from senses to Central Nervous System (iii) Maintaining body functions under normal conditions (iv) Fight-or-flight system

Your answerChoose one option.

P-iv; Q-iii; R-ii; S-i

P-iii; Q-i; R-ii; S-iv

P-iv; Q-ii; R-i; S-iii

P-iv; Q-iii; R-i; S-ii

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A researcher plans to study the long-term effect of Covid-19 on human cognitive functions. The plan is summarized below.

STUDY-I (Study conducted in 2022)

Group- A: 10 years old males and females

Group B: 20 years old males and females

Group C: 30 years old males and females

STUDY- II (Study to be conducted in 2025)

Group D: 13 years old males and females

Group E: 23 years old males and females

Group F: 33 years old males and females

This research design is known as?

Your answerChoose one option.

Cross-sectional design

Longitudinal design

Cross-sectional design

Long-term design

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If Central Nervous System = Brain + Spinal Cord, then Peripheral Nervous System = ______?

Your answerChoose one option.

Sympathetic + Parasympathetic Systems

Forebrain + Hindbrain

Somatic + Autonomic Nervous Systems

Cerebrum + Cerebellum

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Match the following:

P. Anima Q. Animus R. Self-Archetype S. Archetype

i) A universal idea, image, or pattern, found in the collective unconscious. ii) An unconscious image representing unity, wholeness, completion, and balance. iii) An archetype representing the female principles. iv) An archetype representing the male principles

Your answerChoose one option.

P: ii, Q: i, R: iv, S: iii

P: iv, Q: ii, R: iii, S: i

P: iii, Q: iv, R: ii, S: i

P: i, Q: iii, R: ii, S: iv

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Behavior modification programs aimed at extinction of an undesirable behavior typically make use of:

Your answerChoose one option.

Punishment and stimulus control

Punishment and shaping

Stimulus control and time out

Non-reinforcement and time out

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Match the concept to the correct answer :

P. Confounding Q. High internal validity R. High external validity S. Placebo effect

i) We can draw clear causal conclusions from an experiment. ii) Presence of an uncontrolled variable creates uncertainty as to whether the dependent variable was influenced by the independent variable. iii) Participant improves becase of the expectation of receiving a treatment, not because of the treatment itself. iv) The results of a study generalize to other settings and populations.

Your answerChoose one option.

P: ii, Q: i, R: iv, S: iii

P: iv, Q: ii, R: iii, S: i

P: iii, Q: iv, R: ii, S: i

P: i, Q: ii, R: iii, S: iv

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Assertions-

P. Factor analysis reduces a large number of measures to a smaller number of clusters.

Q. The measures within each cluster are highly interconnected and reflect the same underlying dimensions.

Which of the following is correct?

Your answerChoose one option.

Only P is correct

Only Q is correct

Both P and Q are correct

Neither P nor Q is correct

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__________ perspective is considered as the ‘first force’ in Psychology, whereas __________ perspective is considered as the ‘third force’ in Psychology.

Fill in the blanks using the suitable option given below

Your answerSelect all correct options. You can choose more than one.

Psychodynamic and Humanistic

Behaviour and Humanistic

Humanistic and Cognitive

Cognitive and Gestalt

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In language development which of the following statement(s) is/are true:

Your answerSelect all correct options. You can choose more than one.

The ability to distinguish speech from non-speech sound is likely to develop before the age of three months.

The ability to distinguish between words, without understanding their meaning, is likely to develop before the age of seven months.

Babbling is not likely to develop before the age of six months.

The ability to use single words is not likely to begin before the age of ten months.

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