Attitudes and Perceptions

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This is the tri-component model of attitudes (see Figure 3-1). An attitude includes three components: an affect (a feeling), cognition (a thought or belief), and behavior (an action). Attitudes help us define how we see situations, as well as define how we behave toward the situation or object. As illustrated in the tri-

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