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 for one reason only: they taste good. Tanya likes them because they taste good, cost little, are what her friends eat and are quick to buy. Kavita also plans to involve Aarav, the Class 12 cricket captain, in the campaign.
Farhan's and Tanya's attitudes towards burgers differ mainly in which property of attitudes?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Simplicity or complexity (multiplexity)
Option (1) Valence (positivity or negativity) — Incorrect. Valence is whether an attitude is positive or negative. Farhan and Tanya both like burgers, so both attitudes are positive and valence does not separate them.
Option (2) Extremeness of the attitude — Incorrect. Extremeness is how strongly positive or negative an attitude is. Both like burgers to the same mild degree, so they do not differ here.
Option (3) Simplicity or complexity (multiplexity) — Correct. This property depends on how many parts make up the attitude. Farhan's liking rests on one reason, so it is simple; Tanya's rests on several (taste, cost, friends, speed), so it is multiple (multiplex).
Option (4) Centrality or significance of the attitude — Incorrect. Centrality is how important an attitude is in a person's whole set of attitudes. The case shows no difference in how much burgers matter to the two.
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