Psychological Analysis of Behaviour Surrounding the Statue of Unity

This report delves into the psychological aspects surrounding the construction of the Statue of Unity in India, a monumental tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. It examines diverse reactions to the event, ranging from national pride to concerns over resource allocation, through the lens of psychological theories. The analysis incorporates Gregory's perception theory to understand differing viewpoints, Plato's learning theory to explain behavioral responses, and the Schechter-Singer theory of emotion to interpret emotional reactions. Furthermore, the report explores the stress experienced by affected tribal communities using Walter Bradford Cannon's stress theory, alongside analyzing social psychological behaviors influenced by the event. The report concludes that the event's perception varies significantly based on individual knowledge, emotional responses, and societal impacts, reflecting the complex interplay between psychological theories and real-world events.

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Table of Contents
Introduction...........................................................................................................................................1
Body......................................................................................................................................................1
Theory of learning.................................................................................................................................2
Theory of emotion.................................................................................................................................3
Stress and the theory related to it...........................................................................................................4
Social psychological behaviour.............................................................................................................6
Conclusion.............................................................................................................................................8
References.............................................................................................................................................9

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Introduction
The event is about the fact that statue if unity that has been built in India on an
independent activist Sardar vallabhbhai patel in Gujarat. It was found as the world tallest
statue of approximately 182 metres. The project was started in 2010 and the construction
started in 2014 with the total budget of 2,989 crore. This was the event taken by Indian
Prime Minister naraendra modi on 143rd anniversary of patel bhai.
The name statue of unity was written due to the contribution of farmers while building
the statue. They contributed the iron that was needed to build the statue by their instruments.
In this report we would find the physiological fact of building the statue of unity. Some
people take in it a negative manner and have raised an issue. The concern raised was that
money spent to build statue of vala bhai patel was 3000 crore and the care of statue for one
day is near around one million rupees. This amount could have been used to improve the
lifestyle of people. It was found that farmers are committing suicide as they do not have
money to pay back their loans and people are living below poverty line. Thus, instead of
resolving these issues government took a step to build statue of unity.
Body
The event has changes the human behaviour over the country. Some consider this
event a symbol or pride and take it in a positive manner while the other makes take it in a
negative way. Some of the perception theory that could define this situation is Gregory theory
that argued that perception is a constructive proves and relies on the top down processing.
According to this theory, a person makes the perception or decision according to their prior
knowledge (Blaney & Shah, 2018). It helps in actively constructing the perception based on
the reality environment or stored information.

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Some people thought that the main purpose of building this is politics and it was built
to satisfy the false pride. It was useless building the statue of unity and sending crore by
ignoring the crises faced by an individual. If seeing from a different perception it was found
that Sardar Patel was a believer that farmers should progress in India and from the research it
was found that thousands of farmers commit suicide due to scarcity and unprofitable market.
In this various theories like theory of learning, theory of emotion, stress related theory and
social psychological theory are discussed (Blaney & Shah, 2018). It helped in finding out the
perception of people about different events. In this report, the event that took place in India
recently is dicussed.
Theory of learning
The learning theory is the framework that describes the behaviour of an individual
about the particular event. It was suggested by Plato by its learning theory that a person reacts
with the knowledge they have gained and their behaviour changes accordingly. People
predicated from their knowledge that wasting billion of dollars could have been used for
some other purpose (Larsentoubro, 2016). People from their knowledge came to a conclusion
that we should stop idol worships and start with the ideal worship. It was found that farmers
are dying and committing suicide every day and what is the motive of building a statue of
3000 crore.
From the learning theories, the people responded that 3000 crore could be used for building
many new IIT campus, IIM and research organisation (Pemayun & Maheswari, 2017). The
overall construction cost could have been used to irrigate hectares of land, renovate or
regenerate many irrigation schemes. The type of learning theory says that the behaviour of a
person becomes the way they reflect (Larsentoubro, 2016).

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By understanding the concept of Gesalt theory it was found that they emphasizes on the
human experience by understanding the sensation. As many individuals thought it as a statue
that wasted a huge amount of money while others understood its importance (Pemayun &
Maheswari, 2017). Thus, it can be said that people tend to see things from a holistic point of
view. On the other side, some people treated statue of unity as a tribute to sardar vallabhbhai
patel on his 143rd birth anniversary.
The main issue was faced by local tribal that belong to the tribe as land was acquitted for the
development of statue (Ranganathan, 2016). The money spent over building the statue was
criticised and the expenditure was asked to make on other priorities such as women safety,
education or many other agriculture scheme.
Thus, it can be concluded that the theory of learning by Plato’s state that there is a different
way for every situation (Gould, 2017). Some might react in a positive manner while others
found it as a negative aspect. The theory of learning states that how an individual react
completely depend on their perception about a particular event.
Theory of emotion
The theory of emotion that best applies is Schechter Singer Theory or James Lange
theory; it focuses on the role of physiological arousal as a primary factor. In this the emotion
arises from the facts and figures. Some people found this as an environmental threat and a
wrong decision in terms of the villagers living in the nearby area. The people faced many
shortcomings as they became homeless and associated different set of feeling (Gould, 2017).
It was seen as a waste of public money which could be used for humanity purpose for
feeding hunger and treating the patients who don’t have money for treatment (Gould, 2017).
The emotional theory leads to physiological reaction. The emotional behaviour is complexly

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dependent on how a person interprets the physical reactions. For example, when the statue of
unity was build some felt as a pride for the nation (Neer, 2017). It was a tribute to one of the
national leader while others might think it as complete waste of money, as it could have been
used for the welfare or betterment of people. According to this theory of emotion, it is also
about the person experience about a particular event (Patel, 2018).
Thus, it can be concluded from Schechter Singer theory that emotion of a person is
based on two factors one is physiological arousal and other is cognitive label. He stated that
emotion of a person is felt when there is a change in some environmental condition that can
affect the physiological arousal (Businesstoday, 2016). The emotion completely rely upon the
external stimulation for cues about the fact that how to label the emotion. According to this
theory of emotion, it is said that it is about the personal experience about a particular event
(Salam, 2018).
Stress and the theory related to it
In my opinion, there is no such personality disorder or mental disorder for
undertaking this event. Stress may have played a role by relating it to a theory of stress. It is
found that stress generally involves emotional as well as physiological response from a
particular situation (Mordi, 2016). It is said that stress involves the interaction between the
people facing the problem and their resources from dealing it.
One of the theory of stress that was related to biological factor was walter Bradford cannon, it
is said that when a person is exposed to emotionally arousing condition they have an impact
on nervous system. For example, when it was announced that 3000 crore were invested in
building the statue. It has an emotionally impact on many people as they thought their basis
needs are not fulfilled and a lot of public money is wasted.

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It can be seen as a global landmark as it is breath taking statue of unity that is set on against
the wildlife sanctuary. It is built in the name of man who worked hard to unite the India. It is
the largest statue in the world which can be the proud moment for the country. The emotional
impact was seen on the local tribal of the region (Indiatoday, 2016). It was found that
almost75, 000 tribal were adversely affected by this decision. This acted as destruction for
them as they suffer from emotional stress and decided that no food will be cooked in 72
villages (Indiatoday, 2016). They felt their rights are violated by the government and they had
nothing to do against it. This was an emotional stress for the people living in that region. On
the other hand, some people thought it was a reason of pride and patriotic movement for the
country. It took almost five years of construction to build the monument called the Statue of
Unity. It is set to stand at 182 metres tall that is almost twice the height of the Statue of
Liberty and nearly 100 feet higher than the current record holder that is China’s Spring
Temple Buddha (Indiatoday, 2016).
From the above discussion, it can be said that the tribal of the nearby villagers face the
common issue. They found that the land and money that were used for building the statue
could have been used for their betterment. The stress was many people became homeless and
suffered from poverty (Hayes, 2017). Thus, it is believed that the issues related to the citizen
should be given a priority over any other event. Personality psychology studies enduring
psychological patterns of behaviour and emotion, commonly called an individual's
personality. Mainly focusing on the development of the human mind through the life span,
developing psychology seeks to appreciate how people come to perceive, understand, and act
within the world and how these processes change as they age (Hayes, 2017).

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Social psychological behaviour
It has also influenced the behaviour of many people in terms of social psychological
phenomenon. At the time of ceremony there is no sign of protest of wasting 30 billion rupees
which was unveiling. The villagers of the nearby area raised their voice saying, that this
public money could have been used for other betterments. Many believed that this is done
with the mind set of politics (Johnson, 2018). The people of the country are wondering if this
is really a decision or step taken in terms of politics.
The physiological impact was that some praised prime minister for treating the leader Patel in
a great manner. While other found it as a waste of money. Leaving the negative side, this
should be considered as a pride moment for the country as it showcases the talent of the
country and also showcases the engineering and technical capabilities of the country. It can
be one of the tourist spot for the country. A viewing gallery is also been created at a height of
135 metres inside the statue to enable tourists to have a view of the dam and all the mountain
ranges (Statueofunity, 2016).
The person’s behaviour differs as many individual treated it as a movement of pride for the
country. Some of the individual found that it was just done for the sake of politics benefit.
Thus, it the views differ from one person to other according to the perception of an
individual. The physiological impact was that some praised prime minister for treating the
leader Patel in a great manner (Hall, 2017). While other found, it is an unwanted of money.
Ignoring the negative side, this should be restrained as a pride moment for the country as it
showcases the talent of the country and also platforms the engineering and technical abilities
of the country (Brettell, 2018).
Thus, the event has been discussed from all the different perspective and theories. The statue
of unity is a tribute or a salute to Indian statesman facing the sarovar Dam. The statue depicts

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the unification of many states that form a common boundary. It is a symbol of honour and
tribute to the great leaders of India. On the other hand, environmental activists also wrote a
letter to the central government asking that the project implementation has started without
clearance from the Environment Ministry (Upadhyaya, 2018). The villages opposed the
construction of the statue and demanded the restitution of the land rights over 375 hectares
that could have been used for them for betterment. The villagers in the nearby area also
opposed the formation of Kevadia Area Development Authority for the construction of
Garudeshwar weir-cum-causeway project (Upadhyaya, 2018).

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Conclusion
It can be concluded that psychology is the scientific study of a person’s behaviour and
mind. It is multi faced discipline that covers many fields like human development, sport, and
health, clinical and social behaviour of a person. Psychology can be said as a new science
that influences a person’s behaviour. In this report, the statute of unity that is built in India by
the prime minister is discussed. This issue has affected the tribal people of that area the
causes and consequences of behaviour has influenced contemporary psychology. Some
people thought that the main purpose of building this is politics and it was built to satisfy the
false pride. It was useless building the statue of unity and sending crore by ignoring the crises
faced by an individual. If seeing from a different perception it was found that Sardar Patel
was a believer that farmers should progress in India and from the research it was found that
thousands of farmers commit suicide due to scarcity and unprofitable market.

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