Define attitude and provide an example
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: An attitude is a favorable or unfavorable evaluation of a person, object, event, or idea.
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REM behavior disorder results from __________.
A. too much sleep B. not enough sleep C. the failure of brain mechanisms to block brain signals to the muscles D. deterioration of the medial hypothalamus
Gloria has a negative attitude toward smoking, but she continues to smoke two packs of cigarettes a day. According to the theory of planned behavior, one reason that her attitude and behavior are inconsistent could be that
a. her attitude is based on feelings rather than beliefs. b. she doesn't believe that she can control her smoking behavior. c. her family and friends also have negative attitudes toward smoking. d. her attitudes are usually accessible when she reaches for a cigarette.
According to your text, the greatest problem with all of the employee comparison methods is that they do not provide information about _______
a. the employee's motivation b. how well an employee is actually doing c. work related behaviors d. there are no problems with this method
Although nonexperiments resemble true experiments, they contain ____ and cannot ____
a. threats to internal validity; generalize to other situations b. threats to external validity; generalize to other situations c. threats to internal validity; establish causal relationships d. threats to external validity; establish causal relationships