Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Attitudes and Social Cognition

Question:

Read the passage and answer the following question:

Manya, a class 7 student, stopped consuming artificially flavoured soft drinks and started to consume more and more fresh fruits and home cooked food. This change in her behaviour came when she came to know that supermodel Kirti has stated in an interview that she would neither consume artificially flavoured food nor endorse any such products. She even appealed to all of her fans to do so. Earlier Manya used to consume all unhealthy products because Kirti endorsed many such products. But now Kirti's change in choice has also led Manya to change her preferences.

On the basis of the case shared, answer the following:

Manya's change in attitude is because

Options:

Her attitude was negative

She faced dissonance

She is an emotional individual

She identifies with Kirti

Correct Answer:

She identifies with Kirti

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → She identifies with Kirti

Manya admired and followed Kirti, a supermodel, and initially consumed unhealthy products because Kirti endorsed them. When Kirti publicly changed her stance and appealed to fans to avoid such products, Manya too changed her behavior. This is a classic case of attitude change through identification — a key feature of S.M. Mohsin's Two-Step Concept of Attitude Change.