Jagan is an influential community leader of a minority community in his small town. He preaches that girls should be courageous and says that parents of all girls should have a progressive mindset. They should let their daughters make choices for themselves.
However he did not let girls in his family do so as he believed girls are not safe outside their homes. He married off his daughter at the age of 14 . This shows that
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → An individual's attitude may not always be exhibited through behaviour
Option (1) Behaviour follows attitudes — Incorrect. We usually expect behaviour to follow logically from attitudes, but Jagan’s does not: he preaches freedom for girls and denies it to his own daughter.
Option (2) Attitudes are congruent with behaviours — Incorrect. Congruent means in agreement. Here the two clash: a progressive attitude in his speeches, a child marriage at home.
Option (3) Changing attitudes is important — Incorrect. The case does not show anyone’s attitude changing or the need for it; it shows a gap between attitude and behaviour in one person.
Option (4) An individual's attitude may not always be exhibited through behaviour — Correct. An individual’s attitudes may not always be exhibited through behaviour, and one’s actual behaviour may be contrary to one’s attitude. Consistency is found only when, among other conditions, there is little or no external pressure to behave in a particular way. Jagan’s belief that girls are unsafe outside the home overrides his stated attitude.
NCERT (2025-26): “Attitude-Behaviour Relationship … We usually expect behaviour to follow logically from attitudes. However, an individual’s attitudes may not always be exhibited through behaviour. Likewise, one’s actual behaviour may be contrary to one’s attitude towards a particular topic.…” “Psychologists have found that there would be consistency between attitudes and behaviour when :
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