Theoretical Underpinnings of the Study
Human attitude is defined as a “psychological tendency that is expressed
by evaluating a particular entity with some degree of favor or disfavor”
(Eagly&Chaiken, 1993, p.1). Human belief is defined as an estimate of the
likelihood that the knowledge one has about an entity is correct or,
alternatively, that an event or a state of affairs has or will occur
(Eagly&Chaiken, 1998). The 1 (past attitude and beliefs of humans) (See
Figure 1) that are linked to a particular entity (i.e., an animal) affect 2 (the
individual’s present attitude) toward that entity