This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
[{'content': 'Which of the following is associated with emotional valence and is most likely to be influenced by motivation – \nSelect and explain. \nA. Attitude, B. Belief, C. Practice, D. Knowledge', 'role': 'user'}, {'content': 'Answer: C \nExplanation: Emotional valence\nEmotional valence means the intrinsic attractiveness (positive valence) or aversiveness (negative valence) of an event, object or situation. That means positive or negative emotional feeling of an event, object or situation.\nAmongst the given options two have emotional components:\nAttitude\nEffects of emotional components (affect) on attitude also show the importance of affective content. In general, people with positive mood tend to like things more than people in a neutral or negative mood.\nAttitude is usually fixed and stable → not influenced by motivation.\nPractice (Habit)\nPractice refers to an established way of doing things. It is the usual way of action and on accustomed act performed without thinking.\nWhile the term habit is used for individual actions, the term practice is generally used for a set of fixed habits.\nPractices (Habits) are usually formed as a result of positive emotional valence (intrinsic attractiveness).\nExamples of habit/practice in the field of health include (few examples):\n\n\nGood habits: hand washing prior to eating, exercise etc\nis ad habits: Smoking, drinking.\n\n\nBy motivation, bad habits can be converted into good ones → Habits are influenced by motivation.\n\nSo,\n\nAttitude has emotional component but attitude is not influenced by motivation (fixed and stable)\nPractice/habit has emotional component and Practice habit can be influenced by motivation.', 'role': 'assistant'}]