Aadya is fond of Alia Bhatt and keeps copying the way the super star walks, talks and behaves. Aadya is following a special technique called ______.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Modelling
Option (1) Inhibition — Incorrect. Inhibition means holding back or stopping a response. In reciprocal inhibition, used in behaviour therapy, two opposing forces present at the same time and the weaker one is inhibited, as relaxation overcomes mild anxiety. Aadya is not holding anything back; she is copying.
Option (2) Reinforcement — Incorrect. Learning by reinforcement means being rewarded or punished for showing an attitude or behaviour, as a teenager praised for doing yogasanas develops a positive attitude to yoga. No one is rewarding Aadya for walking like the star.
Option (3) Modelling — Correct. In modelling we learn by observing others, a model whose way of behaving we take up. Aadya admires Alia Bhatt and copies the way she walks, talks and behaves.
Option (4) Conditioning — Incorrect. Conditioning is learning by association: a liking for a subject grows because its positive link with a teacher is learnt, or a response is strengthened by its consequences. Aadya’s behaviour comes from watching and imitating a person, not from an association being formed.
NCERT (2025-26): “Attitude Formation and Change … 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.” “Attitude Formation and Change … 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.…” “Attitude Formation and Change … Learning attitudes through modelling (observing others) : Often it is not through association, or through reward and punishment, that we learn attitudes. Instead, we learn them by observing others being rewarded or punished for expressing thoughts, or showing behaviour of a particular kind towards the attitude object. For example, children may form a respectful attitude towards elders, by observing that their parents show respect for elders, and are appreciated for it.…” |