AP PSYCHOLOGY

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

ATTRIBUTION ATTITUDES AND ACTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The emotional component of attitude is also called ____ component.
A
Cognitive
B
Affective
C
Psycho-motor
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Affective aspect: The emotional component is known as the affective aspect.

Detailed explanation-2: -The affective component is concerned with a person’s emotional reactions and includes whether such reaction is positive or negative, good or bad, desirable, likeable, and an evaluative judgment (e.g., ‘I love chocolate’).

Detailed explanation-3: -The affective component of attitude refers to emotions and drives engendered by the prospect of performing a behavior.

Detailed explanation-4: -Perspective-taking is sometimes characterized along two dimensions: cognitive and affective. Cognitive perspective-taking may be defined as the ability to infer the thoughts or beliefs of another agent, while affective perspective-taking may be defined as the ability to infer the emotions or feelings of another agent.

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