Attitude (psychology)
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+ | '''Attitude''' is an emotion that all people get when they have other emotions. Attitudes are positive, negative or neutral views of an "attitude object": i.e. a [[person]], behaviour or event. People can also be "ambivalent" towards a target, meaning that they simultaneously possess a positive and a negative bias towards the attitude in question. | ||
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+ | Attitudes come from judgments. Attitudes develop on the '''ABC''' model (affect, behavioral change and [[cognition]]). The ''affective'' response is a [[Physiology|physiological]] response that expresses an individual's preference for an entity. The ''behavioral intention'' is a verbal indication of the intention of an individual. The ''cognitive'' response is a cognitive evaluation of the entity to form an attitude. Most attitudes in individuals are a result of ''[[observational learning]]'' from their environment. | ||
+ | The link between attitude and behavior exists but depends on human behavior, some of which is irrational. For example, a person who is for blood transfusion may not donate blood. This makes sense if the person does not like the sight of blood, which explains this irrationality. | ||
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Attitude is an emotion that all people get when they have other emotions. Attitudes are positive, negative or neutral views of an "attitude object": i.e. a person, behaviour or event. People can also be "ambivalent" towards a target, meaning that they simultaneously possess a positive and a negative bias towards the attitude in question.
Attitudes come from judgments. Attitudes develop on the ABC model (affect, behavioral change and cognition). The affective response is a physiological response that expresses an individual's preference for an entity. The behavioral intention is a verbal indication of the intention of an individual. The cognitive response is a cognitive evaluation of the entity to form an attitude. Most attitudes in individuals are a result of observational learning from their environment.
The link between attitude and behavior exists but depends on human behavior, some of which is irrational. For example, a person who is for blood transfusion may not donate blood. This makes sense if the person does not like the sight of blood, which explains this irrationality.