Attitudes Flashcards
are self report measures implicit or explicit?
explicit
what are some explicit self report measures?
interviews focus groups attitude scales (Likert, semantic)
ppts rate the attitude objective according to pairs of opposing evaluative words on a 7 point scale (good vs. bad) what type of attitude scale?
semantic differentials
ppts rate agreement with a series of positive/negative statements from strongly agree to disagree on a 7 point scale. what type of attitude scale?
likert scale
are covert measures implicit or explicit?
implicit
what are the 2 types of covert measures?
behavioural and affective
behavioural = based on behavioural observation
what test is associated with affective measures?
Implicit Association Test (IAT)
describe the response results from the IAT
faster to clarify things that are related vs. unrelated in memory and faster response to attitude object with + vs. - words
are physiological measures implicit or explicit?
implicit
give some examples of physiological measures to test attitudes?
pupillary response facial EMG (electrodes measure facial muscle activity)
activation of zygomatic major facial muscle measures?
smiling
activation of currugator supercilli muscle measures?
frowning
what are the behavioural approaches to how attitudes are formed?
- mere exposure
- classical conditioning
- evaluative conditioning
- instrumental conditioning
tendency to develop more positive feelings towards more familiar objects (more exposure = more liking) = what behavioural approach?
mere exposure effect (Zajonc, 1968)
ppts exposed to banner ads at the top of a web article rated their reaction to banner as more ______ when they saw it ___ times vs. ___ times vs. ___ times
positive, 20, 5, 0
Fang, singh & Ahluwalia
what were the results from Moreland & beach’s interpersonal attraction mere exposure effect study?
students rated women who had attended their class as more attractive when the women had attended 15 vs. 10 vs. 5 classes
pairing a new neutral stimulus with an already positive thing = what attitude?
+ attitude
pairing a new neutral stimulus with an already negative thing = what attitude?
- attitude
what were the results from Biegler and Vargas (2016) study on evaluative conditioning?
ppts rated a fake anti flu drug as more effective, safe and beneficial when paired with + vs. - images
what were Hollands et al (2011) study on evaluative conditioning?
ppts showed more negative implicit attitudes to energy dense foods after images of this snack were paired with images of negative health consequences
what is the cognitive approach to attitudes?
self perception