Definition
Attitude is the inclination to react positively or negatively to a person or circumstances.
It can also be described as ‘A state of mind, set of views or thoughts, regarding some topic(can be positive, negative or neutral).
Components
It has three components:
A- Affective component( emotional/person’s feelings about another person which can Ben positive or negative or neutral)
B- Behavioural component(conative/ tendency to act, only this is visible)
C- Cognitive component( thoughts/beliefs, ideas, values person may possess)
Example
A group of people in your society start tree plantation campaign as part of the ‘Green environment’ movement. Based on information about the environment, our views towards the green environment is positive(C component). We feel happy/sad/angry when we see greenery around/we see trees being cut down(A component). If we also actively participate in tree plantation campaign(B component).