Arjun, a college student, admires a famous cricketer who advertises a fried snack. The cricketer now wants his fans to give up such snacks. Arrange the following events in the order in which attitude change takes place according to the two-step concept:
(A) The cricketer stops eating the snack and switches to fruit.
(B) Arjun develops liking and regard for the cricketer and identifies with him.
(C) Watching the cricketer, Arjun also stops eating the snack.
(D) The cricketer shows positive feelings for his fans, so the regard becomes mutual.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → B, D, A, C
(B) Arjun develops liking and regard for the cricketer and identifies with him. — First. Change begins when the target identifies with the source, that is, has liking and regard for him. Arjun's regard for the cricketer comes first.
(D) The cricketer shows positive feelings for his fans, so the regard becomes mutual. — Second. The source must also show a positive attitude towards the target, so the regard becomes mutual. This comes before the source changes his own habit.
(A) The cricketer stops eating the snack and switches to fruit. — Third. Next, the source changes his own behaviour towards the attitude object. The cricketer gives up the snack.
(C) Watching the cricketer, Arjun also stops eating the snack. — Fourth. Seeing the source's changed behaviour, the target imitates it. This is observational learning, so it comes last.
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