Nature and components

Question 1

What is an attitude?

Answer 1

Attitude is a state of mind, a set of views or thoughts regarding some topic which have an evaluative feature.

Question 2

Explain attitude for 2 marks

Answer 2

Attitude is a state of mind, a set of views or thoughts regarding some topic which have an evaluative feature.
It is accompanied by an emotional component and a tendency to act in a particular way with regard to the attitude object

Question 3

What are the ABC components of attitude?

Answer 3

A-Affective
B-Behavioral
C-Cognitive

Question 4

Explain the ABC components

Answer 4

-The thought component is referred to as the cognitive aspect
-The emotional component is known as the affective aspect
-And the tendency to act is known as the behavioral aspect
-Taken together these 3 are known as the A-B-C components

Question 5

Distinguish attitude from beliefs and values.

Answer 5

-Beliefs refer to the cognitive component of attitudes, and form the ground on which attitudes stand
-for eg: belief in God or belief in democracy as a political ideology
-Values are attitudes or beliefs that contain a ‘should’ or ‘ought’ aspect
-for eg: moral or ethical values

Question 6

Explain values for 2 marks

Answer 6

-Values are the attitudes or beliefs that have a ‘should’ or ‘ought’ aspect
-Eg: moral or ethical values
-Values form when an attitude or belief becomes inseparable from a person’s outlook on life.
-Thus, they are more difficult to change