Identify the odd one out among the following, in terms of the factor through which the attitude was formed.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Arif joined a youth club in his locality, and took up its members' views on politics to feel he belonged.
Option (1) Ravi survived a bus accident in which others died, and began working for road safety in his town. — Incorrect. Ravi's view changed after an event he lived through, his own narrow escape. Like the army driver who became a community leader, this is attitude formation through <strong>direct personal experience</strong>.
Option (2) Meera worked in a flood relief camp for a month, and came to feel strongly for displaced families. — Incorrect. Meera's feeling for displaced families grew out of what she herself saw and did at the camp. This too is a <strong>personal experience</strong> forming an attitude.
Option (3) Arif joined a youth club in his locality, and took up its members' views on politics to feel he belonged. — Correct. Arif takes up the club's political views so that he <strong>feels he belongs</strong> to the group. This is learning through a <strong>reference group</strong> and its norms, not through an event he lived through, so it is the odd one out.
Option (4) Sunita was once cheated by a local moneylender, and has since come to distrust all private lenders. — Incorrect. Sunita's distrust comes from being cheated herself. A <strong>personal experience</strong> formed her attitude towards private lenders.
NCERT (2026-27): “Factors that Influence Attitude Formation … “3. Personal Experiences : Many attitudes are formed, not in the family environment or through reference groups, but through direct personal experiences which bring about a drastic change in our attitude towards people and our own life. Here is a real-life example. A driver in the army went through a personal experience that transformed his life. On one mission, he narrowly escaped death although all his companions got killed. Wondering about the purpose of his own life, he gave up his job in the army, returned to his native village in Maharashtra, and worked actively as a community leader. Through a purely personal experience this individual evolved a strong positive attitude towards community upliftment. His efforts completely changed the face of his village.” |