Attitude is a mental position relative to a way of thinking or being. The current popular usage of attitude implies a negative mind set, a''chip on the shoulder behavior, and an inner anger toward the prevailing majority of thought.
From a personal development standpoint. Attitude is broader than this popular usage. A positive attitude applies a way of thinking that is predominantly positive and optimistic. The opposite inclination,a negative attitude is predominantly pessimistic. ![IMG_20171206_150537.jpg](
For example, harmony was ashamed that he had alienated his friends by whining and complaining, he decided to adopt a positive attitude about his ability to reverse this behavior and regain friendship lost. He was confident that his apologies and changed behavior would regain the friendships.
Attitude are judgment. They develop on the model affect,behaviour,and cognition. The affective response is an emotional response that expresses an individual degree of preference for an entity. The behavioral intention is a verbal indication or typical behavior tendency of an individual. The cognitive response is a cognitive evaluation of the enitiy that constitutes an individual beliefs about the object. Most attitudes are the results of either direct experience or observationl learning from environment.