Ms. Nandini Rao, a school counsellor in Pune, watches the Class XII students closely at the start of the session. She notices that they differ in the way they perceive, learn and think, and also in their performance on various tasks. She decides to assess the students before planning any help. Arjun is a capable boy, but he is poorly motivated and shows little enthusiasm for any subject. Sana firmly believes that a person must be honest. She follows this belief in her own conduct and also judges her classmates by it.
Sana's firm belief in honesty, which guides her own conduct and her judgement of classmates, is an example of which psychological attribute?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Values
Option (1) Personality — Incorrect. Personality refers to relatively enduring characteristics that make a person distinct, such as being dominant or outgoing. Sana's case is a belief about ideal behaviour that she uses as a standard, which is a value.
Option (2) Interest — Incorrect. Interest is a person's preference for engaging in some activities over others. Sana's belief is about how one should behave.
Option (3) Values — Correct. Values are enduring beliefs about an ideal mode of behaviour. A person with a value sets a standard for guiding her own actions and for judging others, as Sana does with honesty.
Option (4) Aptitude — Incorrect. Aptitude is a person's underlying potential for acquiring skills. A standard of honest conduct is not a skill to be acquired.
NCERT (2026-27): “Some Domains of Psychological Attributes … “5. Values are enduring beliefs about an ideal mode of behaviour. A person having a value sets a standard for guiding her/his actions in life and also for judging others. In value assessment, we try to determine the dominant values of a person (e.g., political, religious, social or economic).” |