Physical Education A-Level
Affective component
What Affective component means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Affective component
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Covers feelings and emotions towards the attitude object, such as enjoying the buzz of a race.
Topics that use Affective component
- Attitudes (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Cognitive dissonance
- Cognitive, affective and behavioural components
- Direct experience and social learning
- Persuasive communication
- Support
- Triadic model
- Attitudes as learned evaluations
- Attitudes towards sport and exercise participation
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