AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Attitudes can form through direct experience, social influence, formal education, conditioning processes, and observation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Attitudes are thought to have three components: an affective component (feelings), a behavioral component (the effect of the attitude on behavior), and a cognitive component (belief and knowledge).

Detailed explanation-3: -To ensure well-being, the four attitudes must become behavioral habits. The brain forms habits through repetition. Mindfully practice connection, improvement, self-reward, and appreciation, until you begin to do them automatically.

Detailed explanation-4: -Our attitudes are inherited and also learned through direct and indirect experiences with the attitude objects. Some attitudes are more likely to be based on beliefs, some are more likely to be based on feelings, and some are more likely to be based on behaviors.