attitudes

Question 1

what is attitude

Answer 1

what the public thinks about issues and is the aggregation of individual attitudes on various issues

Question 2

how can you learn opinion

Answer 2

asking them directly, observing them, field and lab experiments

Question 3

attitudes come from

Answer 3

socioeconomic changes, personal experiences and personality traits

Question 4

contact hypothesis

Answer 4

intergroup interactions can lead to changes in their opinion of members of the out-group

Question 5

the big 5

Answer 5

extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, openness

Question 6

extraversion

Answer 6

implies energetic approach to the social and material world - sociability, activity, assertiveness, emotionally positive

Question 7

agreeableness

Answer 7

contrasts a prosocial and communal orientation towards others with antagonism - altruism, tender mindedness, trust, modesty

Question 8

conscientiousness

Answer 8

socially prescribed impulse control that facilitates task and goal oriented behavior - thinking before acting, delayed gratification, following rules, planning

Question 9

neuroticism

Answer 9

even temperedness, contrasts with negative emotionally - anxious, nervous, sad and tense

Question 10

openness (to experience)

Answer 10

describes breadth, depth, originality and complexity of an individuals mental and experiential life