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-An '''attitude''' by '''Prof.Ram Pilawan ''(MBA dept. Integral University. Lucknow''.)''' is described as "" a hypothetical construct that represents an individual's degree of like or dislike for something. Attitudes are generally positive or negative views of a person, place, thing, or event— this is often referred to as the attitude object. People can also be conflicted or ambivalent toward an object, meaning that they simultaneously possess both positive and negative attitudes toward the item in question.+An '''attitude''' is an expression of favor or disfavor toward a person, place, thing, or event (the '''attitude object'''). Prominent psychologist [[Gordon Allport]] once described attitudes "the most distinctive and indispensable
 +concept in contemporary [[social psychology]].". Attitude can be formed from a person's past and present. Attitude is also measurable and changeable as well as influencing the person's emotion and behavior.
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 +In lay language, attitude may refer to the distinct concept of [[Mood (psychology)|mood]], or be especially synonymous with [[teenage rebellion]].
==See also== ==See also==
- +* [[Attitude polarization]]
 +* [[Belief]]
* [[Cognitive dissonance]] * [[Cognitive dissonance]]
* [[Elaboration likelihood model]] * [[Elaboration likelihood model]]
 +* [[Expectancy-value theory]]
 +*[[Ludwig Lange (physicist)|Ludwig Lange]]
* [[Propositional attitude]] * [[Propositional attitude]]
-* [[Social psychology]]+*[[Sergei Rubinstein]]
 +* [[Teenage rebellion]]
* [[Theory of reasoned action]] * [[Theory of reasoned action]]
* [[Theory of planned behaviour]] * [[Theory of planned behaviour]]
-* [[Expectancy-value theory]]+*[[Alexei Ukhtomsky]]
-* [[Attitude polarization]]+*[[Dimitri Uznadze]]
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An attitude is an expression of favor or disfavor toward a person, place, thing, or event (the attitude object). Prominent psychologist Gordon Allport once described attitudes "the most distinctive and indispensable concept in contemporary social psychology.". Attitude can be formed from a person's past and present. Attitude is also measurable and changeable as well as influencing the person's emotion and behavior.

In lay language, attitude may refer to the distinct concept of mood, or be especially synonymous with teenage rebellion.

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