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attitudeIn psychology, a mental position with regard to a fact or state. Attitudes reflect a tendency to classify objects and events and to react to them with some consistency. Attitudes are not directly observable but rather are inferred from the objective, evaluative responses a person makes. Thus, investigators depend heavily on behavioral indicators of attitudes—what people say, how they respond to questionnaires, or such physiological signs as changes in heart rate. Attitude research is employed by social psychologists, advertising professionals, and political scientists, among others. Public-opinion researchers often attempt to distinguish attitudes from related concepts such as values, opinions, and knowledge. attitude 1. Aeronautics the orientation of an aircraft's axes in relation to some plane, esp the horizontal 2. Ballet a classical position in which the body is upright and one leg raised and bent behind How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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His attitude had in it a suggestion of abstraction, like that of a sleepwalker. Thus, a habit is a habit of something, knowledge is knowledge of something, attitude is the attitude of something. His garmenture was that of the ordinary Malay boatman, but there was that in his mien and his attitude toward his companions which belied his lowly habiliments. |
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