Attitude And Social Cognition — Psychology STD 12 Humanities — Question

Attitudes are learnt. In general, attitudes are learned through one’s own experiences and through interaction with others.
Certain attitudes develop by indirect effect of heredity.

1. Learning attitudes by association.
2. Learning attitudes by being rewarded or punished.
3. Learning attitudes through modeling-observing others.
4. Learning attitudes through group or cultural norms.
5. Learning attitudes through exposure to information.

Alternate Answer
Attitude - Definition - Tendency to act in a particular way with regard to an object state of mind, views or thoughts regarding some topic which have evaluative feature.
Formation of Attitudes-Learned through own experiences and interaction with others.

1. Learning attitudes by association.
2. Learning attitudes by being rewarded or punished.
3. Learning attitudes through modelling-observing others.
4. Learning attitudes through group or cultural norms.
5. Learning attitudes through exposure to information.