CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The affective and cognitive components of an attitude ALWAYS match a person’s behaviour. True or false?
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cognitive component of attitude refers to the thought, perception or ideas of the person toward the object of the attitude. Affective component is about emotional reaction or feeling of the person toward the object of the attitude such as like or dislike.

Detailed explanation-2: -The cognitive component is the thoughts that lead to an attitude. The affective component is the feelings or emotions that are associated with an attitude. And finally, the behavioral component is the behaviors that one engages in as a result of having an attitude.

Detailed explanation-3: -Affective component: this involves a person’s feelings / emotions about the attitude object. For example: “I am scared of spiders”. Behavioral (or conative) component: the way the attitude we have influences on how we act or behave. For example: “I will avoid spiders and scream if I see one”.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cognitions might trigger affective feelings or behaviours, and affect might influence cognitive processes like memory and attention but the two are considered to be separate in some real and fundamental way (what philosophers would call “ontologically” distinct).

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