Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow:
Kavita is a happy-go-lucky girl, who loves her father, Mr. Pandey. Her dad loves his daughter and wants to give her all the happiness and opportunities to progress in life. Kavita wants to pursue a professional degree in a reputed college of another city but Mr. Pandey is not ready to let her go as he thinks that those who go there get spoilt and indulge in delinquent behaviour.
Name the psychologist who gave the concept of ‘balance’ in attitude change.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Fritz Heider
The concept of balance, proposed by Fritz Heider, is described as the P-O-X triangle: P is the person whose attitude is studied, O another person, and X the attitude object. When the three relationships are out of balance, one of the attitudes has to change so that balance is restored.
Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2025 on 16-05-2025 (Slot 1), and in CUET (UG) 2026 on 29-05-2026 (Slot 2).
NCERT (2025-26): “Process of Attitude Change … (a) The concept of balance, proposed by Fritz Heider is sometimes described in the form of the ‘P-O-X’ triangle, which represents the relationships between three aspects or components of the attitude. P is the person whose attitude is being studied, O is another person, and X is the topic towards which the attitude is being studied (attitude object). It is also possible that all three are persons.…” “(b) The concept of cognitive dissonance was proposed by Leon Festinger.…” |