'On a scale of 1 to 10 , where 1 is the least and 10 is the most, how much would you rate your liking for dogs'?
This statement refers to which feature of attitude:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Extremeness
Besides its three components, an attitude has four significant features: valence, extremeness, simplicity or complexity, and centrality.
Option (1) Predictability — Incorrect. Predictability is not a feature of an attitude; the four features are valence, extremeness, simplicity or complexity, and centrality.
Option (2) Simplicity — Incorrect. Simplicity or complexity refers to how many attitudes there are within a broader attitude. A single rating of liking for dogs does not count the attitudes inside an attitude system.
Option (3) Extremeness — Correct. The extremeness of an attitude indicates how positive or negative it is. On a rating scale, the ends (1 and 10 here) are the most extreme and the middle ratings the least. Asking how much one likes dogs, from least to most, measures this very degree.
Option (4) Centrality — Incorrect. Centrality is the role of a particular attitude in the attitude system: a central attitude influences the other attitudes much more than a peripheral one. The rating says nothing about how liking for dogs affects one’s other attitudes.
Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2023 on 23-06-2023 (Slot 3).
NCERT (2025-26): “Nature and Components of Attitudes … In addition to the affective, cognitive and behavioural components, attitudes also have other properties. Four significant features of attitudes are : Valence (positivity or negativity), Extremeness, Simplicity or Complexity (multiplexity), and Centrality.…” “Extremeness : … The extremeness of an attitude indicates how positive or negative an attitude is. Taking the nuclear research example given above, a rating of 1 is as extreme as a rating of 5 : they are only in the opposite directions (valence). Ratings of 2 and 4 are less extreme. A neutral attitude, of course, is lowest on extremeness.…” “Simplicity or Complexity (multiplexity) : … This feature refers to how many attitudes there are within a broader attitude.…” “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.…” |