Social Psychology – Previous Year Questions
56 questions from past UGC NET Psychology papers, each with the correct answer. Open any question for its explanation.
Topic-wise mock tests
- We want to be like that, because they are successful and have a positive status explains:
- In a cloth store Tarun was deciding about whether to purchase or not a dress whose cost was coming to be Rs. 4000/-. That point the sales person suggested that if he (Tarun) purchases clothes amounting Rs. 5000/-, he wo…
- Tanmaya, a school-going girl, helped a blind person crossing the road and felt happy to see smile on the blind person's face. This can be explained through —
- Which of the following is the correct sequence of group development? A. Storming B. Adjourning C. Performing D. Forming E. Norming Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- Match the following : List I List II A. Theory of Correspondent Inference I. Kelley B. Balance Theory of Liking II. Festinger C. Covariation Theory III. Jones & Davis D. Social Comparison Theory IV. Newcomb
- The situation of conflict arising upon allocation of funding to different groups is an example of conflict arising over issues of-
- Spreading rumours behind someone's back can most appropriately be referred as
- A famous study called the 'Robber's Cave' conducted by Sherif et all in 1961 demonstrated the social behaviour known as
- According to social identity theory, formation of a person's identity within a particular social group Is explained by the sequential process of
- The process by which one person tries to change the belief, opinion, position or course of action of another person through argument, pleading or explanation is an example of
- Asking for a small commitment and after gaining compliance, asking for a bigger commitment is known as
- Arrange the following cognitive points sequentially to explain helping behaviour as suggested by Darley and Latane A. Taking responsibility B. Defining an emergency C. Taking Action D. Noticing E. Planning a course of A…
- Match List-I with List-II List I List II A. Eros Love I. Treating love as a game B. Ludos Love II. Treating love as friendship C. Storge Love III. Loving an ideal person D. Agape Love IV. Selfless love
- Attitude which is conscious and easy to report is called
- A theory which advocates prejudice stems, at least in part, from economic competition between social groups is
- If members in a group are performing additive tasks, then ;
- The psychological state characterized by reduced self-awareness brought on by external conditions is known as:
- Although she likes to wear gold ear-ring very much, Tanmaya removed the same when she joined a school where gold ornaments are not allowed. This social influence is example of
- Which of the following can faster prejudice ? (A) Threats to self-esteem (B) Competition for resources (C) Social categorization (D) Social recategorization Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
- Resistance to persuasion may be increased : (A) Reactance (B) Emotional appeal (C) Fore warning (D) Selective avoidance Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
- Match List-I with List-II. List I List II A. Theory of planned behaviour I. Tajfel and Turner B. Theory of causal attribution II. Pettigrew C. Social identity theory III. Ajzen & Fishbein D. Contact hypothesis IV. Kelley
- Arrange the stages of group development as suggested by Tuckman : (A) Storming (B) Performing (C) Forming (D) Adjourning (E) Norming Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
- Women are likely to gain more number of valued positions during the time of crisis. This is referred as
- Efforts to cope with the knowledge that we will die is known as
- Conflicts are readily kindled and fueled by A. Competition B. Conciliation C. Cooperation D. Misperception E. Social Dilemmas Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
- What would be the correct order of the steps involved in prosocial behaviour? A. Accept the responsibility for helping B. Noticing something unusual C. decision about possession of required knowledge or skills D. Interp…
- Today employees are required to work in teams as it is believed that performance will be better in teams. This is because in a team :
- The 'Robber's Cave' experiment by Sherif showed the value of ______ in reducing prejudice.
- Group think may occur when : A. Members feel they cannot fail. B. Members' motivation is low. C. Members do not express opinions that differ from own group members. D. Members stereotype their enemy as weak, stupid or u…
- Which of the following about acculturation is NOT correct ? A. It includes sticking to one's cultural beliefs B. It involves displaying prejudice toward people from different cultures C. It involves adopting new ways of…