An attitude is a firm belief about a subject, object or concept which predisposes one to respond in some preferential manner. What is a belief then? A belief is cognitive information; an individual has about an object. Belief is two kinds, the one is the firm or strong belief and the other is the light belief. A person of strong belief can sacrifice his or her life for such belief. An attitude therefore, is a firm belief or a concept or an evaluative manner towards a person, a group of people, an object or a group of objects or subjects.
The attitude always predisposes any one to respond in some preferential manner. The attitude has components of knowledge element, feeling element and action element. The attitude are acquired characteristics of an individual. It is not learn from text book. They are acquired by social interactions and associations.
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Human behavior