Leena has developed a liking towards the French language because she finds her French teacher very knowledgeable. She rarely misses her French teacher’s class and always appreciates the positive qualities which the teacher possessed. This process of attitude formation could be due to:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Learning attitude by association
Option (1) Learning through exposure to information — Incorrect. Here attitudes are formed from the information provided through various media, without the physical presence of others, as when reading the biographies of self-actualised persons builds a positive attitude to hard work. Leena’s liking comes from a person she meets in class, not from information she has read.
Option (2) Learning attitude by being rewarded — Incorrect. Here an attitude grows because the person is praised or rewarded for showing it, like the teenager who becomes ‘Miss Good Health’ and grows fond of yoga. Nobody rewards Leena for liking French.
Option (3) Learning attitude by association — Correct. Students often develop a liking for a particular subject because of the teacher. They see many positive qualities in the teacher, and these qualities get linked to the subject that she/he teaches. Leena admires her French teacher’s knowledge, and that admiration has become a liking for French.
Option (4) Learning attitude through personal experience — Incorrect. Personal experience means a direct, often drastic experience that changes one’s attitude, like the army driver who narrowly escaped death and turned to community work. Leena’s liking grows from her link with a teacher, not from such an event.
Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2023 on 02-06-2023 (Slot 3).
NCERT (2025-26): “Process of Attitude Formation … Learning attitudes by association : You might have seen that students often develop a liking for a particular subject because of the teacher. This is because they see many positive qualities in that teacher; these positive qualities get linked to the subject that s/he teaches, and ultimately get expressed in the form of liking for the subject. In other words, a positive attitude towards the subject is learned through the positive association between a teacher and a student.” “Process of Attitude Formation … Learning attitudes by being rewarded or punished : If an individual is praised for showing a particular attitude, chances are high that s/he will develop that attitude further. For example, if a teenager does yogasanas regularly, and gets the honour of being ‘Miss Good Health’ in her school, she may develop a positive attitude towards yoga and health in general.…” “Process of Attitude Formation … Learning through exposure to information : Many attitudes are learned in a social context, but not necessarily in the physical presence of others. Today, with the huge amount of information that is being provided through various media, both positive and negative attitudes are being formed. By reading the biographies of self-actualised persons, an individual may develop a positive attitude towards hard work and other aspects as the means of achieving success in life.” |