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| Read the passage given below and answer the question given below: The topics of some opinions may be only moderately important to you; they are simply ways of thinking, and it does not matter much to you that others agree or disagree with your views. On the other hand, you may find that some other topics are extremely important to you. If someone opposes or challenges your views about these topics, you get affective. Suppose a group of people in your neighbourhood start a tree plantation campaign as part of a ‘green environment’ movement. Based on sufficient information about the environment, your view towards a ‘green environment’ is positive .You feel very happy when you see greenery. You feel sad and angry when you see trees being cut down. These aspects reflect the affective component of the same attitude. Now suppose you also actively participate in the tree plantation campaign. This shows the conative component of your attitudes towards a ‘green environment’. In general, we expect all three components to be consistent with each other, that is, in the same direction. However, such consistency may not necessarily be found in all situations. |
| The components viz emotional and behavioural are associated with which of the following? |
Social facilitation Schemas Attitudes Social cognition |
| Attitudes |
| Attitudes are accompanied by an emotional component, and a tendency to act in a particular way with regard to the attitude object. The thought component is referred to as the cognitive aspect, the emotional component is known as the affective aspect, and the tendency to act is called the behavioural (or conative) aspect. |
