Attitudes

Question 1

attitude

Answer 1

a person’s evaluation of various aspects of their social world

Question 2

attitude object

Answer 2

what an attitude is about

Question 3

4 important functions of attitudes - Katz

Answer 3

1) the knowledge function
2) the utilitarian function
3) the value expression function
4) the ego defensive function

Question 4

the knowledge function of attitudes

Answer 4

attitudes function as schemas to help us make sense of information in a complex social world
help people focus on important characteristics of an attitude object so they know how to deal with it quickly and effectively

Question 5

the utilitarian function of attitudes

Answer 5

attitudes can help us obtain rewards and avoid punishments

Question 6

the value expressive function

Answer 6

attitudes may allow people to express their deep-seated values

Question 7

the ego defensive function

Answer 7

attitudes can protect us from psychological threats

Question 8

mere exposure effect

Answer 8

simply being exposed repeatedly to a person or object can cause people to form positive attitudes towards them

however prolonged exposure may cause effects to reverse

Question 9

perceived behavioural control

Answer 9

an individual’s perception of the ease or difficulty of performing a particular behaviour

Question 10

embodied social cognition

Answer 10

research area showing that bodily states influence attitudes, social perception and emotion

Question 11

proprioception

Answer 11

ability to perceive our bodily position (without relying on visual cues)