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Attitude: Ethics
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Attitude: Ethics
Defining Attitude
Definition by Gordon Allport
A "mental and neural state of readiness, organised 
through experience, exerting directive influence on 
responses to objects and situations."
Simple Definition
Attitudes reflect personality and experiences, 
including positive traits like confidence, respect, 
honesty, hard work, flexibility, and humility.
Attitude Components
Feelings, beliefs, and tendencies toward people, 
ideas, or objects. They influence our actions and 
stem from our values.
Belief Formation
Beliefs shape perceptions and actions, developing 
through experiences. They may be religious, 
cultural or moral, guiding our behavior.
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Attitude: Ethics
Defining Attitude
Definition by Gordon Allport
A "mental and neural state of readiness, organised 
through experience, exerting directive influence on 
responses to objects and situations."
Simple Definition
Attitudes reflect personality and experiences, 
including positive traits like confidence, respect, 
honesty, hard work, flexibility, and humility.
Attitude Components
Feelings, beliefs, and tendencies toward people, 
ideas, or objects. They influence our actions and 
stem from our values.
Belief Formation
Beliefs shape perceptions and actions, developing 
through experiences. They may be religious, 
cultural or moral, guiding our behavior.
Why it is important to cultivate the Right Attitude 
in our lives?
Attitude defines life and life defines attitude. Dalai 
Lama has said: If you cultivate the right attitude, your 
enemies become spiritual teachers, offering 
opportunities to develop tolerance, patience and 
understanding.
Attitude significantly impacts our lives. High IQ and 
logical thinking are ineffective without proper attitude. 
Without it, we're like misdirected rockets missing their 
targets. The right attitude empowers us.
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Attitude: Ethics
Defining Attitude
Definition by Gordon Allport
A "mental and neural state of readiness, organised 
through experience, exerting directive influence on 
responses to objects and situations."
Simple Definition
Attitudes reflect personality and experiences, 
including positive traits like confidence, respect, 
honesty, hard work, flexibility, and humility.
Attitude Components
Feelings, beliefs, and tendencies toward people, 
ideas, or objects. They influence our actions and 
stem from our values.
Belief Formation
Beliefs shape perceptions and actions, developing 
through experiences. They may be religious, 
cultural or moral, guiding our behavior.
Why it is important to cultivate the Right Attitude 
in our lives?
Attitude defines life and life defines attitude. Dalai 
Lama has said: If you cultivate the right attitude, your 
enemies become spiritual teachers, offering 
opportunities to develop tolerance, patience and 
understanding.
Attitude significantly impacts our lives. High IQ and 
logical thinking are ineffective without proper attitude. 
Without it, we're like misdirected rockets missing their 
targets. The right attitude empowers us.
Structure of Attitude
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An attitude is made up of three 
interconnected components: 
cognitions, emotions, and 
behaviors.
Attitude is a predisposition to 
respond. "It's boring" implies 
avoidance, while "I like my job" 
suggests intention. People tend 
to behave consistently with 
their attitudes.
A change in one component of 
an attitude structure might lead 
to changes in the others 
because an attitude structure is 
dynamic, with each component 
influ encing the others.
Cognitive Component
Our thoughts and beliefs about 
the subject.
Emotional Component
How the object, person, issue or 
event makes us feel.
Behavioural Component
How the attitude influences our 
behaviours. There is a sub-
component viz. behavioural 
predisposition.
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Attitude: Ethics
Defining Attitude
Definition by Gordon Allport
A "mental and neural state of readiness, organised 
through experience, exerting directive influence on 
responses to objects and situations."
Simple Definition
Attitudes reflect personality and experiences, 
including positive traits like confidence, respect, 
honesty, hard work, flexibility, and humility.
Attitude Components
Feelings, beliefs, and tendencies toward people, 
ideas, or objects. They influence our actions and 
stem from our values.
Belief Formation
Beliefs shape perceptions and actions, developing 
through experiences. They may be religious, 
cultural or moral, guiding our behavior.
Why it is important to cultivate the Right Attitude 
in our lives?
Attitude defines life and life defines attitude. Dalai 
Lama has said: If you cultivate the right attitude, your 
enemies become spiritual teachers, offering 
opportunities to develop tolerance, patience and 
understanding.
Attitude significantly impacts our lives. High IQ and 
logical thinking are ineffective without proper attitude. 
Without it, we're like misdirected rockets missing their 
targets. The right attitude empowers us.
Structure of Attitude
1
2
3
An attitude is made up of three 
interconnected components: 
cognitions, emotions, and 
behaviors.
Attitude is a predisposition to 
respond. "It's boring" implies 
avoidance, while "I like my job" 
suggests intention. People tend 
to behave consistently with 
their attitudes.
A change in one component of 
an attitude structure might lead 
to changes in the others 
because an attitude structure is 
dynamic, with each component 
influ encing the others.
Cognitive Component
Our thoughts and beliefs about 
the subject.
Emotional Component
How the object, person, issue or 
event makes us feel.
Behavioural Component
How the attitude influences our 
behaviours. There is a sub-
component viz. behavioural 
predisposition.
Attitudes and Beliefs
Attitude
Attitude refers to feelings, beliefs and behavioral 
tendencies toward people, groups, ideas or objects. 
Attitudes contain positive and negative elements, 
influence our actions, and form primarily from 
underlying values and beliefs.
Beliefs
Beliefs develop through experiences, though we often 
forget their origins. They shape our perception of 
reality, affecting work quality and relationships. Beliefs 
may be religious, cultural or moral, forming our identity 
and guiding how we live.