Ms. Kavita, a school counsellor in Pune, is planning a campaign against junk food in Class 11. She first studies four students. Rohan refuses green vegetables at every meal, argues against them with anyone, and builds his whole idea of good food around avoiding them. Ishita enjoys fried snacks a little but seldom thinks about them. Farhan and Tanya like burgers to the same mild degree. Farhan likes them only because they taste good. Tanya likes them because they taste good, cost little, are what her friends eat and are quick to buy.
Kavita wants to begin with the student whose liking for burgers will be easier to change. Whose attitude should she choose, and for what reason?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Farhan's, because simple attitudes are easier to change than multiple attitudes.
Option (1) Farhan's, because simple attitudes are easier to change than multiple attitudes. — Correct. Farhan likes burgers for one reason only, so his attitude is simple. Tanya's liking rests on four reasons, so hers is multiple (complex). Simple attitudes are easier to change than multiple ones, so Kavita should begin with Farhan.
Option (2) Tanya's, because multiple attitudes are easier to change than simple attitudes. — Incorrect. Tanya's liking does rest on many reasons, so it is a multiple attitude. But the rule is turned the wrong way round: multiple attitudes are harder to change, and simple ones are easier.
Option (3) Farhan's, because less extreme attitudes are easier to change than extreme attitudes. — Incorrect. The rule itself is true: less extreme attitudes are easier to change. But Farhan and Tanya like burgers to the same mild degree, so extremeness cannot tell the two apart.
Option (4) Tanya's, because positive attitudes are easier to change than negative attitudes. — Incorrect. The rule itself is true: positive attitudes are easier to change than negative ones. But both students like burgers, so both attitudes are positive and valence cannot decide between them.
NCERT (2026-27): “Factors that Influence Attitude Change … “Box 6.2 attitude change. 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.” |