Attitudes & Stereotypes

Question 1

Define Attitude

Answer 1

An attitude is a learnt evaluation of a person, object, event, or idea that can affect an individual’s behaviour.

Question 2

Explain Explicit Attitude

Answer 2

Are where people openly state their attitude and behave in a way that reflects this attitude.

Question 3

Explain Implicit Attitudes

Answer 3

Are involuntary, uncontrollable, and sometimes unconscious. It is possible for individuals to be unaware that they hold a particular attitude until their actions reveal it.

Question 4

What is the Tripartite Model

Answer 4

This model proposes that any attitude has three related components – the effective, behavioural and cognitive components.

Question 5

Explain the Affective Component

Answer 5

Feelings and emotions about the attitude object.

Question 6

Explain the Behaviour Component

Answer 6

Feelings and emotions about the attitude object.

Question 7

Explain the Cognitive Component

Answer 7

Thoughts – our beliefs and knowledge about the attitude object.

Question 8

Explain the Tripartite Model in a situation

Answer 8

• you avoid spiders (behavioral),
• because he are terrified of spiders (affective),
• because you believe they’re dangerous (cognitive).

Question 9

What is wrong with this model

Answer 9

It doesn’t always reflect the attitude a person holds

Question 10

Define Cognitive Dissonance

Answer 10

Cognitive dissonance is the psychological discomfort you feel when there is a conflict between two of your beliefs, or when you act in a way that is inconsistent with your attitudes

Question 11

There are 3 Possible outcomes on Cognitive Behaviour list & explain each of them

Answer 11

• Avoidance: Reducing cog. diss. by avoiding people or situations that remind them of it.
• Reduction: People find ways to reduce stress by distracting themselves with other tasks.
• Rationalism: Justifying unacceptable thoughts by disguising them through logical explanations.