SOLVED PYQs UGC NET (PSYCHOLOGY)
Group and Social Influence
UGC NET PSYCHOLOGY
Social Psychology (UNIT 8)
Included Topics: Group and Social influence [Social Facilitation; Social loafing); Social influence [Conformity, Peer Pressure, Persuasion, Compliance, Obedience, Social Power, Reactance). Aggression, Group dynamics, leadership style and effectiveness. Theories of intergroup relations [Minimal Group Experiment and Social Identity Theory, Relative Deprivation Theory, Realistic Conflict Theory, Balance Theories, Equity Theory, Social Exchange Theory]
1. The perception that one is worse off relative to those with whom one compares oneself refers to [DEC 2014]
(1) Constant deprivation
(2) Continuous deprivation
(3) Marginal deprivation
(4) Relative deprivation
2. Which of the following are characteristics of Charismatic leaders? [DEC 2014]
I. Vision and articulation
II. Risk taking behaviour
III. Volatile moods
IV. Sensitivity to followers’ needs
Codes:
(1) II, III and IV
(2) I, II and IV
(3) I, III and IV
(4) I and IV
3. A strategy designed to gain favourable response to a small request at first, with the intent of making the person more likely to agree later to a larger request is known as [DEC 2014]
(1) Compliance
(2) Door-in the face
(3) Foot-in the door technique
(4) Obedience
4. Pygmalion effect is [JUNE 2015]
(1) exceptional fall in the performance of a student as a result of teacher’s expectations
(2) exceptional progress made by a student as a result of teacher’s expectations
(3) exceptional fall in the performance of a student because of peer competition
(4) exceptional progress made by a student as a result a peer competition
5. Which of the following two styles of leadership were identified in Ohio State Leadership studies? [JUNE 2015]
(1) Employees-centered and production-centered
(2) Initiating structure and people-oriented
(3) Initiating structure and consideration for relationship
(4) Authoritarian and democratic
6. Cultures of honour are characterised by strong norms indicating that aggression is [JUNE 2015]
(1) an inappropriate response to insults to one’s honour
(2) an appropriate response to regards to one’s honour
(3) an appropriate response to insults to one’s honour
(4) an inappropriate response to regards to one’s honour
7. The underlying motivation for acts of Aggression is…….. [DEC 2015]
(1) intent to harm
(2) anger
(3) retaliation
(4) need to exert control
8. In Solomon Asch’s study on conformity, subjects conformed to the Group approximately what percent of time? [JULY 2016]
(1) 25%
(2) 35%
(3) 45%
(4) over 50%
9. Perceived fairness of the amount and rewards while perceived among individuals refers to fairness of the ways used for rewards and pays refers to [JULY 2016]
(1) Organisational justice, Distributive justice
(2) Equity, Organisational justice
(3) Distributive justice; Procedural justice
(4) Procedural justice; Distributive justice
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