Question

Jaquan's parents have been talking to him about the negative aspects of drugs ever since he was a youngster. Now that he is a teenager, he knows that some of his friends smoke marijuana. At a party one night, a friend offers Jaquan a joint. Jaquan declines the offer, stating that he hates drugs. Even though he has never tried drugs to form his own opinion of them. What method of attitude formation has kept him from making a mistake?

Answer 1

Answer: Direct instruction

Explanation: Since Jaquan has never tried drugs, that is, he does not have his own experience on the basis of which to form an opinion and therefore an attitude on drugs, his attitude was formed on the basis of direct instructions. Thus, attitude can be formed by parents, teachers, and even the media by persuasion methods. In this case, the attitude was formed by direct instructions from the parents that explained all the negative aspects of the drug, from the time Jaquan was a youngster, so that these instructions were implemented gradually with all the bad aspects of drug consumption.