Attitudes
Definition
Attitudes are our evaluations or feelings toward a person, idea, or object that are typically positive or negative.
Analogy
Think of attitudes like the filters on your favorite social media app. Just as you might apply a filter to change how an image looks based on your preference, your attitudes act as mental filters that color your perception and interaction with the world around you.
Related terms
Affective Component: This refers to the emotional reaction one has towards an attitude object. For example, feeling scared when thinking about spiders.
Behavioral Component: This involves the way we behave or act towards an attitude object. For instance, avoiding places where you might encounter spiders due to fear.
Cognitive Component: This pertains to our beliefs or knowledge about an attitude object. Like knowing that not all spiders are harmful.
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What differentiates attitudes from personality?
Which type of research methodology is best suited for studying attitudes and opinions about a new school policy among students?
Which cognitive learning theory suggests that our thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes influence our behavior?
Which term refers to the process by which we learn societal norms, attitudes, values, and roles?
Which psychological concept suggests that attitudes can change as a result of thought processes activated by important life events?
What process describes how we form attitudes based on an individual's behavior?
How do our attitudes influence our actions?
What would likely cause a shift in attitudes according to cognitive dissonance theory?
What is the main psychological theory that explains why attitudes do not always predict behavior?
What theory suggests that our attitudes are formed on the basis of three components - affective, behavioral, and cognitive?
How does fear play a role in persuading people to change their attitudes?
How could an experiment be designed to understand how scarcity influences attitudes towards food waste?
What limitation does the functional approach face in explaining why people hold certain attitudes?
Which psychologist's experiment is associated with role-playing affecting attitudes?
Which psychological factor contributes to prejudice by encouraging conformity to social norms and attitudes?
Which psychological concept explains that people tend to choose friends who are similar to them in terms of attitudes, age, race, education, socioeconomic status and other traits?
Which theory of interpersonal attraction suggest that similarity in attitudes and backgrounds strengthens an individual's attraction to another person?
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