What is affective and cognitive?

Affective attitude refers to the emotional reaction to something. Cognitive attitude involves a person’s beliefs, ideas or knowledge about something.

Are you affected or effected?

To put it simply: Affected means that something was influenced or changed (e.g. the lyrics affected him). Effected means that something was brought about or facilitated (e.g. she effected the proposed changes). There are a few more uses, rules, and exceptions.

What is an affective behavior?

Affective Behaviour

As defined in the context of assessing a professional person, any behaviour that reflects an individual’s level of professionalism. Examples Punctuality, initiative, respect for peers, judgement, response to direction, attention to detail.

What is an affective response?

An affective response (AR) can be defined as the general psychological state of an individual, including but not limited to emotions and mood, within a given situation.