Which of the following answer choices is the best definition of attitude?
A) Attitudes indicate how one will react to a given event.
B) Attitudes are the yardstick by which one measures ones actions.
C) Attitudes are the emotional part of an evaluation of a person, object, or event.
D) Attitudes are evaluative statements about objects, people, or events.
E) Attitudes are a measure of how the worth of an object, person or event is evaluated.

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Attitudes are evaluative statements, meaning they involve judgments or opinions about people, objects, or events. This definition is more specific and accurate than the other options, which either focus on reactions or emotions (A, C) or on measurement and evaluation (B, E).

Which of the Following Answer Choices Is the Best Definition