Here’s the evaluation of each statement based on Fritz Heider’s balance theory:
(A) True: Fritz Heider’s balance theory is indeed based on the P-O-X triangle, which depicts relationships between the person (P), another person (O), and an object or idea (X). This model explains how people seek consistency in their attitudes toward these relationships.
(B) True: In this model, P is the person being analyzed, O is another person, and X is the topic or object toward which the attitudes are directed. The theory helps explain how attitudes toward people and objects are related.
(C) True: An attitude change is likely if there is an imbalance among the attitudes in the P-O-X triangle. Imbalance creates tension, which the individual seeks to reduce by changing their attitudes to restore balance.
(D) False: Imbalance is not necessarily found when all sides are positive. Balance is typically achieved when the product of the relationships is positive, which could either be all positive or one negative and two positive. A fully positive triangle doesn’t necessarily create imbalance.
(E) False: Balance is not found when all three sides are negative. The triangle is balanced when the relationships result in a positive product, which means either all positive relationships or one negative and two positive relationships.
This theory explains how people try to maintain consistency in their relationships with others and their attitudes toward objects or ideas.
List-I | List-II | ||
A | Megaliths | (I) | Decipherment of Brahmi and Kharoshti |
B | James Princep | (II) | Emerged in first millennium BCE |
C | Piyadassi | (III) | Means pleasant to behold |
D | Epigraphy | (IV) | Study of inscriptions |