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UPPSC 2024 — Psychology Questions with Answers

All 7 Psychology previous-year questions from UPPSC 2024, each with the correct answer and a full explanation. Practise them as a free, timed mock test with instant scoring.

1. Q1.Psychology

   It is human nature to know why we/others behave in a specific way. The process of explaining our own and others' behaviour is ________.

   • a)(a) Prosocial behaviour
   • b)(b) Attribution
   • c)(c) Altruism
   • d)(d) Discrimination
2. Q2.Psychology

   Tendency of people to like each other is ______.

   • a)Prejudice
   • b)Attractiveness
   • c)Reciprocity of liking
   • d)Discrimination
3. Q3.Psychology

   Which decision-making bias refers to the tendency to give excessive weight to the first information received?

   • a)Confirmation bias
   • b)Hindsight bias
   • c)Anchoring bias
   • d)Availability heuristic
4. Q4.Psychology

   Which of the following type of memory has the shortest duration?

   • a)Immediate memory
   • b)Iconic memory
   • c)Working memory
   • d)Echoic memory
5. Q5.Psychology

   Functional fixedness is a kind of ______.

   • a)Confirmation bias
   • b)Mental set
   • c)Forward working
   • d)Creativity bias
6. Q6.Psychology

   ______ is/are used by human beings most of the time to control the behaviour of others as well as of themselves.

   • a)Words
   • b)Punishment
   • c)Rewards
   • d)Postures
7. Q7.Psychology/Education

   Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

   • a)Thorndike – Stimulus-response bond theory
   • b)Skinner – Operant conditioning theory
   • c)Kohler – Insight theory
   • d)Pavlov – Gestalt theory