Kavya holds many views on world peace. Her strong negative attitude towards high military expenditure shapes almost all of her other views on the topic. Consider the following statements:
(A) This is a core or central attitude in her attitude system.
(B) It influences the other attitudes in the system much more than her peripheral attitudes do.
(C) Because it is central, this attitude has no A-B-C components of its own.
(D) Her attitude system about world peace is likely to be complex rather than simple.
How many of the above statements are correct?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Only three
(A) This is a core or central attitude in her attitude system. — Correct. An attitude that shapes the rest of the system has high <strong>centrality</strong>, so it is a core attitude.
(B) It influences the other attitudes in the system much more than her peripheral attitudes do. — Correct. A central attitude <strong>influences the other attitudes much more</strong> than peripheral (non-central) ones do.
(C) Because it is central, this attitude has no A-B-C components of its own. — Incorrect. Centrality is about the role of an attitude in the system. <strong>Each member attitude still has its own A-B-C components</strong>, central or not.
(D) Her attitude system about world peace is likely to be complex rather than simple. — Correct. World peace is a topic on which people hold many member attitudes, so the system is <strong>complex (multiplex)</strong>, not simple.
NCERT (2026-27): “NATURE AND COMPONENTS OF ATTITUDES … “Centrality : This refers to the role of a particular attitude in the attitude system. An attitude with greater centrality would influence the other attitudes in the system much more than non-central (or peripheral) attitudes would. For example, in the attitude towards world peace, a negative attitude towards high military expenditure may be present as a core or central attitude that influences all other attitudes in the multiple attitude system.” |