What term describes the attitudes that individuals are aware of and that align with their behavior?

The term that describes attitudes individuals are conscious of and that align with their behavior is explicit attitude. Explicit attitudes are those which people can report and express directly; they have a clear awareness of these attitudes and can reflect on them. For instance, if someone believes in the importance of environmental conservation and actively engages in recycling practices, their attitude towards recycling is considered explicit because they are aware of it and it influences their behavior.

In contrast, implicit attitudes are those that individuals may not be fully aware of or may not be able to easily articulate. These attitudes can exist below the conscious level and may influence behavior in ways that the individual might not recognize. The fundamental attribution error relates to how people explain the behavior of others, typically attributing it to their character rather than external circumstances. Self-serving bias refers to individuals’ tendencies to attribute their successes to internal factors while blaming failures on external factors. These concepts do not specifically deal with the awareness of attitudes in alignment with behavior and thus do not describe the phenomenon accurately.