The term attitude with the psychological meaning of an internal state of preparedness for action was not used until the 19th century.
The American Psychological Association (APA) defines attitude as … 展开

An attitude is a latent psychological construct, which consequently can only be measured indirectly. Commonly used measures include Likert scales which records agreement or disagreement with a series of belief statements. The semantic differential 展开

According to Doob in 1947, learning can account for most of the attitudes a person holds. The study of attitude formation is the study of how people … 展开

Attitudes can be changed through persuasion and an important domain of research on attitude change focuses on responses to … 展开

Intra-attitudinal and inter-attitudinal structures
There is also considerable interest in intra-attitudinal and inter … 展开

Another classic view of attitudes is that attitudes serve particular functions for individuals. That is, researchers have tried to understand why individuals hold particular attitudes or why they hold attitudes in general by considering how attitudes affect the … 展开

• Attitude polarization
• Belief
• Cognitive dissonance
• Elaboration likelihood model
• Expectancy-value theory 展开