Attitudes

Question 1

Attitude

Answer 1

Ideas charged with emotion that produce specific behaviour to a specific situation’

Question 2

Attitudes are

Answer 2

Can be unstable
Are learned
Can be changed
Directed towards an attitude object
Cognitive thoughts
Emotional feelings
Behavioural responses

Question 3

Attitude Formation

Answer 3

We learn from significant others when the information is reinforced or repeated

Question 4

Triadic model - cab

Answer 4

1) Cognitive – your beliefs, knowledge and thoughts, e.g. a belief in exercise benefits
2) Affective – your feelings or emotional responses, e.g. enjoying training
3) Behavioural – your actions or intended behaviour e.g. training three times a week

Question 5

Familiarisation

Answer 5

Day to day experiences

Question 6

Cognitive Dissonance

Answer 6

A challenge to existing beliefs causing “disharmony” in an individual and a motivation to change attitudes’

Question 7

Dissonance

Answer 7

Dissonance means to create some conflict/ disharmony in the player
This is settled when attitudes are aligned and discomfort/ conflict resolved

Question 8

Ways dissonance can be used

Answer 8

-Give new information to promote a person to question their current behaviour
- Making the activity fun or varying practice can make the situation more fun than expected thus changing opinion
-Using rewards to promote positive behaviour, prizes for attending training
- Bring in a specialist role model from another area to promote the topic

Question 9

Persuasive Communication

Answer 9

You can be talked around but it is hard if core beliefs are stable making people resilient to change

Question 10

Negative attitudes can be changed to positive attitudes by:

Answer 10

■ Persuasion from a ‘perceived expert’
■ Making it fun when training
■ Allowing early success
■ Using positive reinforcement and rewards
■ Pointing out the benefits of exercise
■ Using role models
■ Cognitive dissonance