Attitude Flashcards
What is attitude?
‘Ideas charged with emotion that produce specific behaviour to a specific situation’
Attitudes are…
■ Can be unstable
■ Are learned
■ Can be changed
■ Directed towards an attitude object
■ Cognitive thoughts
■ Emotional feelings
■ Behavioural responses
Socialisation
process where cultural values are learnt by associating with others
What are the three parts of the Triadic model
Cognitive behavioural affective
Cognitive
your beliefs, knowledge and thoughts, e.g. a belief in exercise benefits
Affective
your feelings or emotional responses, e.g. enjoying training
Behavioural
your actions or intended behaviour e.g. training three times a week
What is familiarisation
Day to day activities
Two concepts of attitude change
- Cognitive dissonance
- Persuasive communication
Cognitive dissonance
A challenge to existing beliefs causing “disharmony” in an individual and a motivation to change attitudes’
Persuasive communication
The use of role models and education towards an individual providing them with reasons to change their attitudes.
Exam example question
What is an attitude and how are attitudes formed?
• Attitudes are values aimed at attitude objects.
• Attitudes are formed by socialisation with others and picking up
behaviour:
-by association with significant others such as
role models
-by familiarisation
-by conditioned behaviour
