5- Attitude-Behaviour Gap Flashcards
Where is the attitude-behaviour gap used in real life?
Health promotion to get people to engage more in healthy lifestyles
Why are people’s evaluations of the social world important?
They are linked with actions towards others and guide decisions
How is a clear link between attitudes and behaviours shown?
We associate and align with people who have similar attitudes to us
What did Crano & Prislin (2006) say?
Attitudes predict behaviour
How did LaPierre investigate the gap?
By a road trip with a young Chinese couple
What did LaPierre find?
Attitudes don’t always predict behaviour- was a discrepancy between self-report attitudes and how people actually behaved
What is the view of most social psychologists?
Attitudes are related to behaviour but the relationship is more complex
When is someone more likely to have a favourable behaviour?
If someone feels more favourable
Do specific or general attitudes predict behaviour better?
Specific
How do Fishben and Ajzen see intentions?
As indirectly causing attitudes to influence behaviour
How do Fishben and Ajzen see our intentions as being predicted?
Attitudes and norms combined
What is the impact of perceived behavioural control (Ajzen, 1989)?
Makes it more likely that attitudes will predict our behaviours
What do specific attitudes work in combination with?
Norms, control beliefs, intentions
