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GATE Cognition: Problem Solving and Decision-making: Methods, strategies, obstacles, metacognition, choosing among alternatives – Previous Year Questions

2 GATE previous year questions on Problem Solving and Decision-making: Methods, strategies, obstacles, metacognition, choosing among alternatives (Cognition, Psychology (XH5)) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2026 XH5 (Psychology) Q35 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Who proposed the idea of ‘decision frames’?
  2. GATE 2024 XH5 (Psychology) Q40 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Which model of decision making relies on simplifying strategies or rules of thumb based on past experiences, fairness, past events and aversion to…