Which of the following attitudes is generally the most difficult to change?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A central attitude
Option (1) A simple attitude — Incorrect. A simple attitude contains only one or a few member attitudes. Simple attitudes are easier to change than multiple (complex) ones.
Option (2) A positive attitude — Incorrect. Valence tells whether an attitude is positive or negative. Positive attitudes are easier to change than negative ones.
Option (3) A peripheral attitude — Incorrect. A peripheral attitude is less significant and has little pull on the other attitudes in the system. It changes more easily than a central one.
Option (4) A central attitude — Correct. A central attitude has a core role in the attitude system and influences the other attitudes in it. So central attitudes are more difficult to change than peripheral ones.
NCERT (2026-27): “NATURE AND COMPONENTS OF ATTITUDES … “… In general, positive attitudes are easier to change than negative attitudes are. Extreme attitudes, and central attitudes are more difficult to change than the less extreme, and peripheral (less significant) attitudes are. Simple attitudes are easier to change than multiple attitudes are.” |