Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow:
Kavita is a happy-go-lucky girl, who loves her father, Mr. Pandey. Her dad loves his daughter and wants to give her all the happiness and opportunities to progress in life. Kavita wants to pursue a professional degree in a reputed college of another city but Mr. Pandey is not ready to let her go as he thinks that those who go there get spoilt and indulge in delinquent behaviour.
In the P-O-X triangle, O is __________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Another person
Option (1) Target person — Incorrect. The person whose attitude is being studied is P, not O.
Option (2) Attitude object — Incorrect. The topic towards which the attitude is being studied, the attitude object, is X.
Option (3) Another person — Correct. In the P-O-X triangle, O is another person; in the passage, Mr. Pandey. It is also possible that all three are persons.
Option (4) Attitude to be changed — Incorrect. The triangle’s letters stand for two persons and an object. The attitudes are the sides of the triangle (P-O, O-X, P-X), and whichever of them changes restores balance; none of the letters names an attitude.
NCERT (2025-26): “Process of Attitude Change … (a) The concept of balance, proposed by Fritz Heider is sometimes described in the form of the ‘P-O-X’ triangle, which represents the relationships between three aspects or components of the attitude. P is the person whose attitude is being studied, O is another person, and X is the topic towards which the attitude is being studied (attitude object). It is also possible that all three are persons.…” |