with an attitude

  • 1Attitude (psychology) — Attitude is a hypothetical construct that represents an individual s like or dislike for an item. Attitudes are positive, negative or neutral views of an attitude object : i.e. a person, behaviour or event. People can also be ambivalent towards a …

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  • 2with your nose in the air — phrase with an attitude that shows that you think you are better than other people He walks around with his nose in the air and doesn’t talk to anyone. Thesaurus: describing arrogant and over confident people or behavioursynonym Main entry: nose… …

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  • 3with your nose in the air — with an attitude that shows that you think you are better than other people He walks around with his nose in the air and doesn t talk to anyone …

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  • 4Attitude change — Breckler and Wiggins (1992) define attitudes as “mental and neural representations, organized through experience, exerting a directive or dynamic influence on behavior” (p. 409). Attitudes and attitude objects are functions of cognitive,… …

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  • 5attitude — at|ti|tude [ ætı,tud ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount someone s opinions or feelings about something, especially as shown by their behavior: The prevailing attitude at the time was antiwar. an unhealthy social environment that encourages negative …

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  • 6attitude */*/*/ — UK [ˈætɪˌtjuːd] / US [ˈætɪˌtud] noun Word forms attitude : singular attitude plural attitudes 1) [countable/uncountable] someone s opinions or feelings about something, especially as shown by their behaviour an unhealthy social environment that… …

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  • 7attitude-adjuster — n. a police officer’s nightstick; any club. □ The officer said he would bring order to the gathering with his attitude adjuster. □ Andy had a black attitude adjuster hanging from his belt, and I wasn’t going to argue with him …

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  • 8Attitude polarization — Attitude polarization, also known as belief polarization, occurs when people who have a belief or attitude interpret evidence for or against that belief/attitude selectively, in a way that shows a bias in favour of their current view. [Fine… …

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  • 9attitude — One might say that this is now a word with attitude, in its 20c meaning ‘aggressive or uncooperative behaviour’, which represents a special application of one kind of characteristic attitude (in the established meaning ‘a person s settled opinion …

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  • 10Attitude — At ti*tude, n. [It. attitudine, LL. aptitudo, fr. L. aptus suited, fitted: cf. F. attitude. Cf. {Aptitude}.] 1. (Paint. & Sculp.) The posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue. [1913 Webster] 2. The posture or position of a person… …

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