Regarding attitudes toward the economic "meltdown," the belief that the economic troubles resulted from actions of greedy bankers reflects the component of attitude.

Attitudes are learned predisposition to respond to objects, people, and events in a particular way. Regarding attitudes toward the economic "meltdown," the belief that the economic troubles resulted from actions of greedy bankers reflects the cognitive component of attitude. The other components  toward economic meltdown are: affective element which fears further loss of personal savings and behavioral element which withdraws savings from local bank.