What Is an Attitude? Explain the Three Components of Attitudes

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Essay

What is an attitude? Explain the three components of attitudes. How are attitudes related to cognitive dissonance?

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Definitions:

Human Olfactory System

Pertains to the bodily structures and processes involved in the sense of smell in humans.

Olfactory Epithelium

Two 1-square-inch patches of tissue, one at the top of each nasal cavity, which together contain about 10 million olfactory neurons, the receptors for smell.

Taste Receptors

Specialized cells located on the tongue that enable the perception of different tastes, such as sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami.

Supertaster

is an individual with a heightened sensitivity to the tastes of foods, having more taste buds than average.