Attitudes Flashcards
Alport’s definition of Attitude
The mental state of awareness
Bern’s Definition of Attitude
Likes and dislikes
Mere exposure
Having exposure to something makes you like or dislike it more
Subliminal Persuasion
Below conscious awareness but still has an effect
Richard LaPierre
Attitudes and behaviour are not always strongly linked
Planned Behaviour Theory
Intentions, attitude and how much control we think we have
Prototype/Willingness model
How you see something influences how you feel about it
Leon Festinger
Cognitive dissonance theory
Cooper and Fazio
The New look on cog dis theory, 4 steps to attitude change
- Negative consequence
- Personal responsibility
- Arousal and discomfort
- Attribute arousal to behaviour
Self-standards model
A Strategy to reduce dissonance depends on available thoughts of self
Self-perception theory
Daryl Bem, look at behaviour to determine attitudes
Impression Management
Want to appear consistent
Self-affirmation
Maintain threatened self-esteem