Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Attitudes and Social Cognition

Question:

Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct?

Statement 1: Attitudes, as commonly defined, are mental and physical states that consist of a set of views or thoughts regarding a specific topic, known as the 'attitude object.'

Statement 2: Attitudes and beliefs and values are closely related concepts.

Options:

Only 1 is correct.

Only 2 is correct.

Both statements are correct.

None of the statement is correct.

Correct Answer:

Only 2 is correct.

Explanation:

Attitudes, as commonly defined, are mental states that consist of a set of views or thoughts regarding a specific topic, known as the 'attitude object.' These views carry an evaluative quality, whether positive, negative, or neutral. They are accompanied by an emotional component and a tendency to act in a particular manner towards the attitude object.

Attitudes have to be distinguished from two other closely related concepts, namely, beliefs and values.