Ravi and his best friend Sameer, both in Class XII, take part in an interpersonal judgment exercise. On a sheet, each boy first rates himself and then the other on qualities such as friendly, tense, sincere, pleasant and open to new ideas. They use a five-point scale that runs from very low to very high on the quality. Ravi rates himself 4 on 'Friendly', but Sameer rates Ravi only 2 on it. Later the two boys exchange sheets, copy each other's ratings and work out the gaps between the ratings.
What must Sameer do with Ravi's sheet to complete his own part of the exercise?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Copy Column 2 ratings from Ravi's sheet under his own Column 3 and compare them with his Column 1
Option (1) Copy Column 2 ratings from Ravi's sheet under his own Column 3 and compare them with his Column 1 — Correct. Sameer does the same task as Ravi. Ravi's Column 2 (Ravi's ratings of Sameer) goes under Sameer's Column 3, and Sameer compares it with his Column 1, his ratings of himself.
Option (2) Copy Column 1 ratings from Ravi's sheet under his own Column 3 and compare them with his Column 2 — Incorrect. Ravi's Column 1 holds Ravi's ratings of himself. Sameer needs Ravi's view of Sameer, which is in Column 2, and compares it with his own self-ratings in Column 1.
Option (3) Copy Column 2 ratings from Ravi's sheet under his own Column 1 and compare them with his Column 3 — Incorrect. Sameer's Column 1 already holds his ratings of himself. The copied ratings go under Column 3.
Option (4) Copy Column 4 ratings from Ravi's sheet under his own Column 3 and compare them with his Column 1 — Incorrect. Column 4 holds the gaps (Column 3 minus Column 1). The copied column is Column 2.
NCERT (2026-27): “Column 1 ratings in the case of each quality. Ask your friend to do the same task – that is, copy Column 2 ratings from your sheet on her/his sheet, under Column 3, and compare these ratings with her/his Column 1 ratings. Enter Column 3 minus Column 1 under Column 4.” |