How can i change my attitude ?

Answer 1

By deciding within yourself you want to change. Then do the best you can to think positive things about other people and things about life in general.
People who say they cannot change, "DO NOT WANT TO CHANGE"!

Good Luck!

Answer 2

Attitude can be changed by a number of sources including other people, family, media, church, or the object itself. In 1968, McGuire developed steps to changing an attitude. The steps are attention, comprehension, yielding, retention, and action. Triandis said, "In analyzing the attitude-change process, we must consider the effect of who says what, how to whom, with what effect."

Attitude will be changed based on how a person sees the communication and the communicator. Less committed people will change ideas more frequently. Attitude change also has to do with other personality characteristics such as susceptibility to persuasion, intelligence, readiness to accept change, etc. We are more likely to accept information if we feel the communicator has no intent to change our attitudes and opinions.


What can we do to change attitudes?
In order to produce change a suggestion for change must be reviewed and accepted.
Reception and acceptance are more likely to occur where the suggestion meets existing personality need or desires.
The suggestion is more likely to be accepted if:
It is in harmony with valued group norms an loyalties.
The source of the message is perceived as trustworthy or expert.
The message follows certain rules of 'rhetoric' regarding order, presentation, organization of content, nature of appeal, etc.
A suggestion carried by mass media plus face-to-face reinforcement is more likely to be accepted than a suggestion carried by either one of these alone, other things being equal.
Change in attitude is more likely to occur if the suggestion is accompanied by change in other factors underlying belief and attitude.
"Sherif maintains that in its simplest form the problem of attitude change is the problem of the degree of discrepancy between one's own position and the position advocated in a message; and the felt necessity of coping with that discrepancy." He says there may be change when the argument involves small discrepancies, but there will be less change in attitude with larger discrepancy and no change with major discrepancies.
"Sherif said, 'The probability of change towards an advocated position is greater when the number of feasible alternative interpretations of the topic is great, when the individual is somewhat unfamiliar and is not highly involved with the topic, and when the source and communicator have high prestige.'"
One-sided vs. two-sided presentation
A one-sided presentation is more effective if the audience agrees or has little knowledge about the subject. A two-sided presentation is more effective if audience already has a view and you are trying to change it, because if they know the facts and you omit them, they will discount your argument.
Much research has also been done on deliverance of message, including one-sided vs. two-sided. Some research looks at whether primary (first message delivered is dominant) or recency (last message delivered is dominant) is more effective. For arguments with contradictory issues, present the pro argument before the con argument. Also, deliver positive information before getting to the negative side of a topic.

Hovland concluded, "The side of an issue presented first is likely to have a disproportionate influence on opinions under the following conditions:

When cues as to the incompatibility of different items of information are absent.
When the contradictory information is presented by the same communicator.
When committing actions are taken only after one side of the issue has been presented.
When the issue is an unfamiliar one.
When the recipient has only a superficial interest in the issue (low cognitive need.)"
When faced with opposition about an attitude, one will either consider the argument and rethink current beliefs, or will resist the argument and develop a stronger sonnection with his current beliefs.

Answer 3

Think about what you really believe and want . . .
Is your attitude achieving that or if you altered it would you get better results ? When you believe you will get better results you will change in that direction.

Answer 4

I think its the way you're..I dont know if attitude can change..I never changed hehehe

Answer 5

It depends - what's wrong with your attitude now?

Answer 6

define attitude

Answer 7

Well, depends on your addittude now, if it is bad then you could act like someone you analize and try and be nice, not preppy just nice and cheery all the time...... Good Luck.....
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Answer 8

See whats wrong and try to fix it and control yourself.

Answer 9

i dont know