Attitudes Flashcards
Define attitude
A value aimed at an attitude object - what you think about something
What is the Triadic model?
The three parts of an attitude: cognitive, affective, behavioural.
What is the Cognitive component?
A belief, such as the belief in the ability to win
What is the affective component?
Relates to feelings and interpretation such as enjoyment?
What is the behavioural component?
The actions of the performer
What is the acronym used to recall the attitude components?
C - CognitiveA - AffectiveB - Behavioural
What is Cognitive Dissonance?
New information given to the performer to cause unease and motivate change - attempts to cause unease in the thinking of the performer to promote a change of attitude
What is persuasion?
An effective communication to promte change
