Roberta is trying to decide whether or not to vote for a political candidate.Based on what she has read about him,she has concluded that he is not qualified for the position,but she agrees with his political positions.Also,she trusts him and likes his decisive personality.In fact,she likes him so much that she sent a small donation to his campaign.Her sending a donation to the campaign represents the ______ component of her attitude toward him.

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The behavioural component of attitudes refers to how one behaves or acts towards an object or person. In this case, Roberta's act of sending a small donation to the candidate's campaign is a behavioural component of her attitude towards him. Affective and cognitive components refer to feelings and beliefs, respectively, and situational components refer to how the situation or context may influence one's attitude.

Roberta Is Trying to Decide Whether or Not to Vote