Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Attitudes and Social Cognition

Question:

A positive attitude becoming less positive, or negative, or a negative attitude becoming less negative, or positive is an example of which of the following attitude change?

Options:

Central

Incongruent

Congruent

Peripheral

Correct Answer:

Incongruent

Explanation:

An attitude change may be congruent i.e.  it may change in the same direction as the existing attitude (like a positive attitude may become more positive, or a negative attitude may become more negative).

An attitude change may be incongruent i.e. it may change in a direction opposite to the existing attitude (like, a positive attitude becomes less positive, or negative, or a negative attitude becomes less negative, or positive).