Attitude And Its Components

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Attitude and its Components

We all have strong opinions concerning an issue, be it political, social or economic beliefs, we all tend to take sides. Similarly, we develop a certain liking or disliking for issues and people. These opinions have an impact on our attitudes in that they act as influencers on these attitudes.

Psychologists argue that attitudes are a direct result of experience. However, there seems to be the hereditary part of them. Personal experience is the major cause of attitudes (Hockenbury & Hockenbury, 2007). Be it experience from observing others or social norms, these all count as the basic pillars.