Richard LaPiere conducted an experiment explaining the attitude behaviour relationship. Arrange the given events in their correct order.
(A) The Chinese couple were refused service by just one hotel in the US
(B) Many managers of hotels and tourist homes said they would not give accommodation to Chinese people
(C) Richard LaPiere asked a Chinese couple to travel across United States and stay in different hotels
(D) Response of hotel managers was inconsistent with the positive behaviour that they showed towards the Chinese
(E) LaPiere sent out questionnaires to managers of hotels and tourist homes asking if they would give accommodation to Chinese guests
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (C), (A), (E), (B), (D)
Richard LaPiere’s study showed that attitudes may not always predict actual behaviour. The events follow the order of the study.
(C) Richard LaPiere asked a Chinese couple to travel across United States and stay in different hotels — the study began with the journey, at a time when Americans were said to be prejudiced against the Chinese.
(A) The Chinese couple were refused service by just one hotel in the US — during the journey the couple were refused service only once; everywhere else they were served. This was the actual behaviour of the hotels.
(E) LaPiere sent out questionnaires to managers of hotels and tourist homes asking if they would give accommodation to Chinese guests — some time later, the questionnaires went to hotels in the same areas the couple had travelled through.
(B) Many managers of hotels and tourist homes said they would not give accommodation to Chinese people — a very large percentage replied that they would not, which showed a negative attitude.
(D) Response of hotel managers was inconsistent with the positive behaviour that they showed towards the Chinese — the conclusion: the negative attitude in the replies did not match the positive behaviour actually shown to the travelling couple.
Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2023 on 22-06-2023 (Slot 3) and 23-06-2023 (Slot 3).
NCERT (2025-26): “Attitude-Behaviour Relationship … In the days when Americans were said to be prejudiced against the Chinese, Richard LaPiere, an American social psychologist, conducted the following study. He asked a Chinese couple to travel across the United States, and stay in different hotels. Only once during these occasions they were refused service by one of the hotels. Sometime later, LaPiere sent out questionnaires to managers of hotels and tourist homes in the same areas where the Chinese couple had travelled, asking them if they would give accommodation to Chinese guests. A very large percentage said that they would not do so. This response showed a negative attitude towards the Chinese, which was inconsistent with the positive behaviour that was actually shown towards the travelling Chinese couple. Thus, attitudes may not always predict actual pattern of one’s behaviour.…” |