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CUET UG Booster Psychology Unit 6 Test (M 3)

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CUET UG Booster Psychology Unit 6 Test (M 3)

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QUESTION 1 OF 20

Consider the following statements:
Statement I: Genetic factors influence attitudes only indirectly, operating along with learning.
Statement II: Most social psychologists focus primarily on the genetic factors rather than the conditions of learning.

Answer Review

1 Consider the following statements:
Statement I: Genetic factors influence attitudes only indirectly, operating along with learning.
Statement II: Most social psychologists focus primarily on the genetic factors rather than the conditions of learning.

A Only Statement I is correct

B Only Statement II is correct

C Both Statements I and II are correct

D Neither Statement I nor II is correct

💡 Short Explanation

�� Genetic factors influence attitudes indirectly. �� Learning conditions play the major role. �� Statement II contradicts social psychology focus.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

NCERT explains that attitudes are mainly learned through interaction, observation, reinforcement, and social experiences. Genetic factors may influence attitudes indirectly, but they do not independently determine them. → Social psychologists mainly study environmental and learning conditions affecting attitude formation rather than focusing primarily on heredity or genetics. → Therefore, Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

�� Option B → Statement II is incorrect because learning conditions are the primary focus.
�� Option C → Both statements are not correct simultaneously.
�� Option D → Statement I is factually correct.

🎯 Strategy

�� Elimination

Application:

�� Identify which statement aligns with NCERT’s emphasis on learning and social interaction.

Final Logic:

�� Attitudes are mainly learned, not genetically fixed.

🧠 Memory Trick

“Attitudes are learned, not inherited.”

📚 Class XII – Psychology – Chapter: Attitude and Social Cognition – Topic: Formation of Attitudes

2 An employee joins a new company with neutral views about the management. However, after constantly talking and working with experienced colleagues, they develop a strong positive attitude towards the company\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s policies. This situation demonstrates attitude formation specifically through:

A Classical conditioning

B Social interaction

C Cultural norms

D Direct genetic predispositions

💡 Short Explanation

�� Interaction influences attitude formation. �� Colleagues shape perceptions socially. �� Learning occurs through communication.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

The employee initially had a neutral attitude. Through continuous interaction and communication with experienced colleagues, positive views developed regarding company policies. → This reflects attitude formation through social interaction, where people acquire beliefs and attitudes from surrounding individuals. → NCERT highlights that attitudes are strongly influenced through interaction with peers, family, and social groups.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

�� Option A → Classical conditioning involves association, not direct interaction.
�� Option C → Cultural norms are broader societal expectations, not workplace interaction.
�� Option D → Genetic predispositions do not explain workplace attitude learning.

🎯 Strategy

�� Contextual/Tonal Matching

Application:

�� Match the workplace communication context with the correct learning process.

Final Logic:

�� Continuous interaction leads to social learning.

🧠 Memory Trick

“People shape people.”

📚 Class XII – Psychology – Chapter: Attitude and Social Cognition – Topic: Attitude Formation Through Social Interaction

3 General attitudes are formed as part of our cognitive system through our own ________ and interactions with others, leading to varying attitudes based on different conditions.

A Biological maturation

B Instincts

C Experiences

D Prejudices

💡 Short Explanation

�� Experiences shape cognition. �� Social interaction builds attitudes. �� Attitudes vary across situations.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

NCERT explains that attitudes develop through personal experiences and interactions with other people. → Experiences influence beliefs, evaluations, and behavioural tendencies, forming the basis of attitudes. → Different individuals develop different attitudes because their experiences differ.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

�� Option A → Biological maturation alone does not form attitudes.
�� Option B → Instincts are innate tendencies, not learned attitudes.
�� Option D → Prejudices are already formed attitudes, not the source of attitude formation.

🎯 Strategy

�� Elimination

Application:

�� Identify the option most directly linked with learned cognition.

Final Logic:

�� Attitudes emerge through experiences and interaction.

🧠 Memory Trick

“Experience builds attitude.”

📚 Class XII – Psychology – Chapter: Attitude and Social Cognition – Topic: Learning Basis of Attitudes

4 Category: Learning Basis
Match the environmental contexts with their typical chronological role in attitude formation:

List I (Environment)	List II (Role)
1. Family Environment	A. Becomes an important background for attitude formation later on
2. School Environment	B. Plays a significant role particularly in the early years of life
3. Peer Group Environment	C. Influences attitudes through friendship and interaction
4. Media Environment	D. Shapes attitudes through observation and exposure

A 1-A, 2-B, 3-C, 4-D

B 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C

C 1-B, 2-A, 3-C, 4-D

D 1-D, 2-C, 3-B, 4-A

💡 Short Explanation

�� Family shapes early attitudes. �� School gains importance later. �� Peers and media influence social learning.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Family environment plays the most important role during the early years of life because children first learn values, behaviour, and attitudes at home. → School environment becomes influential later by exposing children to teachers, peers, discipline, and social interaction. → Peer groups influence attitudes through friendship, interaction, and group acceptance. → Media environment shapes attitudes through repeated exposure, observation, and communication. → Therefore, the correct matching is: 1-B, 2-A, 3-C, 4-D.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

�� Option A → Incorrectly reverses family and school roles.
�� Option B → Media and peer influences are mismatched.
�� Option D → Entire developmental order is conceptually incorrect.

🎯 Strategy

�� Option Grouping

Application:

�� Match each environment with its most appropriate developmental influence.

Final Logic:

�� Home first, school later, peers interact, media observes.

🧠 Memory Trick

“Family first, school next, peers mix, media fix.”

📚 Class XII – Psychology – Chapter: Attitude and Social Cognition – Topic: Environmental Influences on Attitude Formation

5 Arrange the steps that logically lead to the formation of an attitude through positive association in a classroom:
I. The positive qualities get mentally linked to the subject taught.
II. A student observes many positive qualities in a teacher.
III. The student develops and expresses a liking for the subject.
IV. The teacher and student interact in an educational setting.

A II → IV → III → I

B I → III → II → IV

C IV → I → II → III

D IV → II → I → III

💡 Short Explanation

�� Interaction occurs first. �� Positive qualities are observed next. �� Association creates liking eventually.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Initially, teacher and student interact in the classroom environment. → The student then notices positive qualities in the teacher. → These positive qualities become mentally associated with the subject being taught. → Finally, the student develops a positive attitude toward the subject. → Therefore, the correct sequence is: IV → II → I → III

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

�� Option A → Liking cannot develop before mental association.
�� Option B → Observation cannot occur after liking develops.
�� Option C → Positive qualities cannot link before observation.

🎯 Strategy

�� Logic Sequencing Application

Application:

�� Follow the natural progression from interaction to association to attitude formation.

Final Logic:

�� Interaction → Observation → Association → Liking.

🧠 Memory Trick

“Meet → Observe → Link → Like.”

📚 Class XII – Psychology – Chapter: Attitude and Social Cognition – Topic: Association Learning

6 Which conceptual statement best describes how a negative association operates in attitude formation?

A It occurs when an individual is praised for showing a particular positive attitude.

B It involves the unwritten cultural rules about behaviour that everyone is supposed to show.

C It happens when undesirable qualities of a source get mentally linked to a specific attitude object, resulting in dislike.

D It is an inborn genetic aspect of attitudes.

💡 Short Explanation

�� Negative traits create dislike. �� Association influences evaluation. �� Mental linking shapes attitudes.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Negative association occurs when unpleasant or undesirable qualities become mentally connected with a particular object, person, or idea. → This association leads to dislike or negative attitude formation toward that object. → NCERT explains that attitudes can develop through positive or negative associations.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

�� Option A → Describes reward learning, not negative association.
�� Option B → Refers to social norms.
�� Option D → Attitudes are not purely genetic.

🎯 Strategy

�� Contextual/Tonal Matching

Application:

�� Identify the option describing negative emotional linkage.

Final Logic:

�� Undesirable association produces dislike.

🧠 Memory Trick

“Bad link = bad attitude.”

📚 Class XII – Psychology – Chapter: Attitude and Social Cognition – Topic: Association Learning

7 Identify the incorrect statement regarding reward learning in attitude formation.

A If an individual is praised for an attitude, they are likely to develop it further.

B Winning an honour (like \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'Miss Good Health\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\') can strengthen a positive attitude towards the associated behaviour.

C Reward learning always requires a direct monetary payout to be effective.

D Reward learning is one of the processes that prominently takes place within family and school environments.

💡 Short Explanation

�� Rewards need not be monetary. �� Praise reinforces attitudes. �� Social approval strengthens behaviour.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Reward learning occurs whenever positive reinforcement strengthens an attitude or behaviour. → Rewards can include praise, appreciation, recognition, affection, or social approval — not only money. → Therefore, the statement claiming monetary payout is always necessary is incorrect.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

�� Option A → Correctly explains reinforcement through praise.
�� Option B → Recognition can strengthen positive attitudes.
�� Option D → Family and school are major reinforcement settings.

🎯 Strategy

�� Extreme Word Filter

Application:

�� Identify exaggerated words like “always.”

Final Logic:

�� Reinforcement is broader than monetary rewards.

🧠 Memory Trick

“Praise is also reward.”

📚 Class XII – Psychology – Chapter: Attitude and Social Cognition – Topic: Reinforcement Learning

8 Sequence the process of punishment learning using the NCERT junk food example:
I. The child develops a negative attitude towards junk food.
II. The child eats junk food instead of proper meals.
III. The child also develops a positive attitude towards eating healthy alternative food.
IV. The child constantly falls ill (experiencing the negative consequence/punishment).

A IV → II → III → I

B II → I → IV → III

C I → II → III → IV

D II → IV → I → III

💡 Short Explanation

�� Wrong eating occurs first. �� Illness acts as punishment. �� Attitude changes afterward.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

First, the child consumes junk food instead of proper meals. → Due to this unhealthy behaviour, the child repeatedly falls ill. → Experiencing illness creates a negative attitude toward junk food. → Gradually, the child develops a positive attitude toward healthier alternatives. → Therefore, the correct sequence is: II → IV → I → III

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

�� Option A → Punishment cannot occur before eating behaviour.
�� Option B → Negative attitude cannot develop before punishment experience.
�� Option C → Entire sequence is logically reversed.

🎯 Strategy

�� Logic Sequencing Application

Application:

�� Trace behavioural consequence leading to attitude modification.

Final Logic:

�� Behaviour → Punishment → Negative attitude → Positive alternative.

🧠 Memory Trick

“Eat wrong → Fall ill → Change attitude.”

📚 Class XII – Psychology – Chapter: Attitude and Social Cognition – Topic: Punishment Learning

📄 Passage

Often it is not through association, or through reward and punishment, that we learn attitudes. Instead, we learn them by observing others being rewarded or punished for expressing thoughts, or showing behaviour of a particular kind towards the attitude object. For example, children may form a respectful attitude towards elders, by observing that their parents show respect for elders, and are appreciated for it.

According to the passage, observational learning of attitudes is distinct from direct reward or punishment because:

A It relies solely on unwritten cultural norms.

B The individual themselves receives the direct physical reward or punishment.

C The individual learns by watching others receive rewards or punishments.

D It only happens in the physical absence of others through mass media.

💡 Short Explanation

�� Learning occurs through observation. �� Others become behavioural models. �� Direct reinforcement is unnecessary.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Observational learning involves learning attitudes by watching others being rewarded or punished. → The learner does not directly experience the consequence personally. → In the passage, children observe parents being appreciated for respectful behaviour and imitate that attitude.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

�� Option A → Cultural norms are broader societal expectations.
�� Option B → Direct reinforcement is not observational learning.
�� Option D → Observational learning also occurs in direct social settings.

🎯 Strategy

�� Contextual/Tonal Matching

Application:

�� Identify the option matching “learning by observing.”

Final Logic:

�� Watching others shapes attitudes.

🧠 Memory Trick

“See others, learn attitudes.”

📚 Class XII – Psychology – Chapter: Attitude and Social Cognition – Topic: Observational Learning

📄 Passage

The example in the passage where children form a respectful attitude towards elders demonstrates imitation based on:

A Direct punishment for childhood disrespect

B Seeing parents being appreciated for their respectful behaviour

C Extensive media campaigns about elder care

D Inherent biological instincts of submission

💡 Short Explanation

�� Children imitate admired behaviour. �� Appreciation encourages modelling. �� Observation shapes respect.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Children observe their parents showing respect toward elders and receiving appreciation for it. → Through imitation and observational learning, children adopt similar respectful attitudes. → This demonstrates modelling through observed reinforcement.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

�� Option A → No direct punishment is mentioned.
�� Option C → Media influence is absent in the passage.
�� Option D → Respectful attitudes are socially learned, not biologically inherited.

🎯 Strategy

�� Contextual/Tonal Matching

Application:

�� Match the example directly with observational imitation.

Final Logic:

�� Appreciation of others encourages imitation.

🧠 Memory Trick

“Children copy praised behaviour.”

📚 Class XII – Psychology – Chapter: Attitude and Social Cognition – Topic: Modelling and Imitation

11 An adolescent starts wearing a specific style of clothing solely because their circle of friends considers it the standard for being acceptable.This situation primarily illustrates learning attitudes through:

A Direct personal trauma

B Scapegoating

C Group norms

D Negative association

💡 Short Explanation

Peer groups influence behaviour. Social acceptance shapes attitudes. Norms define acceptable behaviour.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Group norms are unwritten social rules regarding acceptable behaviour within a group. The adolescent changes clothing style to fit the expectations of friends and gain acceptance. This clearly demonstrates learning attitudes through group norms.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option A → No traumatic event is involved.
Option B → Scapegoating means blaming others unfairly.
Option D → No negative association is described.

🎯 Strategy

Contextual Matching

Application:

�� Focus on the phrase “standard for being acceptable.”

Final Logic:

�� Group expectations create group norms.

🧠 Memory Trick

Friends shape fashion.

📚 Class XII – Psychology – Chapter: Attitude and Social Cognition – Topic: Group Norms

12 Learning attitudes through cultural norms involves internalizing unwritten rules of society; for example, offering money or sweets in a place of worship is considered a ________ behaviour.

A Dissonant

B Normative

C Peripheral

D Deviant

💡 Short Explanation

Cultural rules guide behaviour. Normative means socially approved. Society encourages such actions.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Normative behaviour refers to socially accepted and culturally approved actions. Offering sweets or money in places of worship follows established cultural and religious norms. Therefore, the correct answer is “Normative.”

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option A → Dissonance refers to mental inconsistency.
Option C → Peripheral relates to attitude centrality.
Option D → Deviant behaviour violates norms.

🎯 Strategy

Keyword Recognition

Application:

�� Identify behaviour accepted by society.

Final Logic:

�� Socially approved behaviour is normative.

🧠 Memory Trick

Normative = Normal in society.

📚 Class XII – Psychology – Chapter: Attitude and Social Cognition – Topic: Cultural Norms

13 Which statement accurately reflects the dual nature of media influence on attitude formation?

A Media can only create positive attitudes to facilitate social harmony.

B Media influence is restricted to strengthening the behavioural component directly.

C Media can exert both good and bad influences, such as creating consumerist attitudes or facilitating social harmony.

D Information exposure via media has no psychological effect unless accompanied by physical rewards.

💡 Short Explanation

Media shapes attitudes strongly. Effects may be positive or negative. Information influences cognition and emotions.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Media exposure can positively influence attitudes by promoting awareness, harmony, and education. However, it can also create unhealthy consumerism or stereotypes. Thus, media has both constructive and harmful effects on attitude formation. Hence, Option C is correct.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option A → Media influence is not always positive.
Option B → Media affects cognitive and affective components too.
Option D → Information alone can influence attitudes psychologically.

🎯 Strategy

Elimination

Application:

�� Remove overly narrow or extreme statements.

Final Logic:

�� Media influence can be beneficial or harmful.

🧠 Memory Trick

Media can build or bias.

📚 Class XII – Psychology – Chapter: Attitude and Social Cognition – Topic: Media Influence

14 Consider the following statements:
Statement I: School level textbooks act as powerful sources of information that influence attitude formation.
Statement II: Textbooks and media sources first strengthen the cognitive and affective components of an attitude before affecting behaviour.

A Only Statement I is correct

B Only Statement II is correct

C Both Statements I and II are correct

D Neither Statement I nor II is correct

💡 Short Explanation

Textbooks influence thinking. Media affects emotions and beliefs first. Behaviour changes afterward.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

School textbooks and media sources provide information that shapes beliefs and emotional reactions toward issues. These cognitive and affective changes gradually influence behavioural tendencies. Therefore, both statements are correct.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option A → Statement II is also valid.
Option B → Statement I is correct as well.
Option D → Both statements accurately describe media influence.

🎯 Strategy

Concept Validation

Application:

�� Analyze the stages of information-based attitude formation.

Final Logic:

�� Information first shapes thoughts and feelings.

🧠 Memory Trick

Think and feel before acting.

📚 Class XII – Psychology – Chapter: Attitude and Social Cognition – Topic: Information Exposure

15 Arrange the chronological sequence of attitude formation driven by the parent role:
1. Early years of life present a foundational learning environment.
2. Parents provide consistent interaction, rewards, and punishments.
3. The child\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s initial cognitive system and basic attitudes are shaped.
4. The child associates parental approval with specific behaviours.

A 1, 4, 2, 3

B 1, 2, 4, 3

C 2, 1, 3, 4

D 4, 3, 2, 1

💡 Short Explanation

Family environment comes first. Parents reinforce behaviours. Approval shapes attitudes.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

The process begins with the child’s early family environment. Parents then provide interaction, rewards, and punishments. Children associate parental approval with certain behaviours, eventually shaping their cognitive system and attitudes. Thus, the correct sequence is: Environment → Reinforcement → Association → Attitude formation.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option A → Association occurs after parental interaction.
Option C → Foundational environment must come first.
Option D → Cognitive shaping cannot precede parental influence.

🎯 Strategy

Sequence Analysis

Application:

�� Follow the developmental order of family influence.

Final Logic:

�� Parenting shapes early cognitive development.

🧠 Memory Trick

Family first, attitudes later.

📚 Class XII – Psychology – Chapter: Attitude and Social Cognition – Topic: Family Influence

16 Identify the incorrect statement regarding early learning in the family:

A It often involves learning by association.

B It replaces genetic predispositions through internet exposure.

C It incorporates learning through rewards and punishments.

D It involves modelling the behaviour of parents and family members.

💡 Short Explanation

Early learning occurs mainly within family. Modelling and reinforcement are important. Internet exposure is not the core mechanism.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Early learning within the family mainly involves association, reinforcement, and modelling through direct interaction with parents and relatives. Internet exposure is not the primary basis of early family learning, and attitudes are not formed by “replacing” genetics through media. Therefore, Option B is incorrect.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option A → Association is a common learning process.
Option C → Rewards and punishments shape attitudes.
Option D → Children imitate family members.

🎯 Strategy

Odd One Out

Application:

�� Identify the statement inconsistent with family-based learning.

Final Logic:

�� Early attitude learning is socially interactive, not internet-driven.

🧠 Memory Trick

Family teaches first.

📚 Class XII – Psychology – Chapter: Attitude and Social Cognition – Topic: Early Learning

17 Sequence the conceptual process of peer influence during youth:
1. The psychological need arises to feel a sense of belonging to a group.
2. The individual enters the beginning of adolescence.
3. The individual adopts the group\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s acceptable ways of thinking and behaviour.
4. Attitudes towards various social issues are firmly developed through conformity.

A 3, 4, 1, 2

B 1, 2, 4, 3

C 2, 1, 3, 4

D 2, 3, 1, 4

💡 Short Explanation

Adolescence increases peer influence. Belonging needs emerge. Conformity shapes attitudes.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

During adolescence, individuals increasingly seek belongingness within peer groups. To gain acceptance, they adopt group-approved attitudes and behaviours. Repeated conformity gradually develops stable attitudes toward social issues. Thus, the correct sequence is: Adolescence → Need for belonging → Conformity → Attitude formation.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option A → Attitude formation cannot begin before adolescence.
Option B → Belonging need follows adolescence.
Option D → Need for belonging precedes conformity.

🎯 Strategy

Sequence Analysis

Application:

�� Trace peer influence development step-by-step.

Final Logic:

�� Peer conformity develops through social belonging needs.

🧠 Memory Trick

Belong → Conform → Attitude.

📚 Class XII – Psychology – Chapter: Attitude and Social Cognition – Topic: Peer Influence

18 Question (Pattern 4: Match the Following)

List I (Concept)	List II (Function)
1. Group norms	A. Positive evaluation from others strengthens behaviour
2. Reward and punishment	B. Adjusting behaviour to match group expectations
3. Conformity	C. Feeling of acceptance reinforces attitudes
4. Social approval	D. Unwritten rules of acceptable behaviour adopted by individuals ✅ Correct Answer:

A 1-A, 2-B, 3-C, 4-D

B 1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C

C 1-D, 2-A, 3-B, 4-C

D 1-C, 2-B, 3-D, 4-A

💡 Short Explanation

�� Norms guide acceptable behaviour. �� Reinforcement strengthens attitudes. �� Conformity adjusts behaviour to groups.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Group norms refer to unwritten behavioural rules accepted within society or groups, matching D. → Reward and punishment strengthen or weaken behaviour through positive or negative evaluation, matching A. → Conformity means adjusting behaviour according to group expectations, matching B. → Social approval creates feelings of acceptance and belonging, reinforcing attitudes, matching C. → Therefore, the correct matching is: 1-D, 2-A, 3-B, 4-C.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

�� Option A → Incorrectly matches group norms with reinforcement.
�� Option B → Conformity and reward mechanisms are mismatched.
�� Option D → Entire behavioural functions are incorrectly exchanged.

🎯 Strategy

�� Option Grouping

Application:

�� Match each social psychology concept with its defining behavioural function.

Final Logic:

�� Norms regulate, rewards reinforce, conformity adjusts, approval accepts.

🧠 Memory Trick

“Norms rule, rewards strengthen, conformity adjusts.”

📚 Class XII – Psychology – Chapter: Attitude and Social Cognition – Topic: Social Influences on Attitude Formation

19 A person who always supported industrial expansion completely changes their stance and becomes an aggressive environmental activist after their own home is destroyed by a chemical factory leak. This situation analytically demonstrates:

A Learning through cultural norms

B Attitude change via direct personal experience

C Learning via positive association

D Textbook-related influence

💡 Short Explanation

Major experiences strongly affect attitudes. Personal suffering changes viewpoints. Direct events create drastic attitude shifts.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

The person’s direct experience of loss due to a factory leak dramatically changes their attitude toward industrialization and environmental protection. This demonstrates attitude formation and change through direct personal experience. Hence, Option B is correct.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option A → Cultural norms are unrelated here.
Option C → The experience is negative, not positive.
Option D → No textbook or media influence is involved.

🎯 Strategy

Contextual/Tonal Matching

Application:

�� Identify the impact of a powerful life event.

Final Logic:

�� Personal experiences can drastically reshape attitudes.

🧠 Memory Trick

Experience changes perspective.

📚 Class XII – Psychology – Chapter: Attitude and Social Cognition – Topic: Direct Personal Experience

20 Direct personal experiences that abruptly alter ones perspective usually bring about a ________ change in our attitude towards people and our own life.

A Negligible

B Drastic

C Temporary

D Genetically determined

💡 Short Explanation

Powerful experiences strongly affect attitudes. Sudden life events reshape thinking. Attitude changes can be dramatic.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Direct personal experiences, especially emotionally intense or life-changing ones, often produce sudden and major changes in attitudes toward people, society, and life itself. Therefore, the correct word is “Drastic.”

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option A → Such experiences are usually highly influential.
Option C → Changes may become long-lasting.
Option D → Personal experiences are environmental, not genetic.

🎯 Strategy

Keyword Recognition

Application:

�� Focus on “abruptly alter perspective.”

Final Logic:

�� Strong experiences create drastic attitude change.

🧠 Memory Trick

Big events, big changes.

📚 Class XII – Psychology – Chapter: Attitude and Social Cognition – Topic: Life Events and Attitude Change

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