Which of the following is NOT a significant feature of attitudes?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Motivation
Option (1) Motivation — Not a feature of attitudes (Correct). The four significant features of attitudes are valence, extremeness, simplicity or complexity (multiplexity) and centrality. Motivation is the force that drives behaviour; it is not one of them.
Option (2) Valence — A feature of attitudes (Incorrect). Valence tells whether an attitude is positive or negative towards the attitude object.
Option (3) Extremeness — A feature of attitudes (Incorrect). Extremeness tells how positive or negative the attitude is.
Option (4) Multiplexity — A feature of attitudes (Incorrect). Simplicity or complexity (multiplexity) tells how many smaller attitudes lie within a broader one.
NCERT (2025-26): “Nature and Components of Attitudes … In addition to the affective, cognitive and behavioural components, attitudes also have other properties. Four significant features of attitudes are : Valence (positivity or negativity), Extremeness, Simplicity or Complexity (multiplexity), and Centrality.…” |