A Psychological-Pedagogical Reflection on Attitudes

A psychological-pedagogical vision of attitudes is offered through some of the dimensions that were taken into account for an intervention oriented towards the stimulation of intelligence, creativity and values. While evaluating attitudes as a means to determine the fulfillment of educative objectives, emphasis is made on a cognitive position versus a behaviorist one in the pedagogical realm. Different scales of attitudes are revealed: Thurstone Scale, Disposition Scale, Lickert Scale and Semantic Differential Scale. They are illustrated through examples conformed according to the concrete conditions of the intervention. It was highlighted that in spite of the limitations of each scale, the results of their application must be considered as approximate information of attitudes and confronted through observation in different ambits and contexts.