PSYC 3007, APA FORMAT, REFERENCES NEEDED

 (1–3 pages) wearing the hat of a researcher:

• Answer the question: What is an attitude? After you define the concept, provide an example of an attitude toward a health topic, and describe the affective and cognitive components of that attitude.
  
  
• Describe a single-item direct measure of the attitude toward the health topic in the example above. Give examples of the question(s) you would ask participants.
  
  
• Describe two limitations or potential problems with single-item direct measures of attitudes, and describe how each can be solved. Be sure you define the problem clearly before describing your solution 
  
  
• Describe a multiple item direct measure of the same health topic described above. Provide sufficient detail with examples so the instructor can determine if the measure avoids the problems you described.