beliefs and behaviour

Question 1

our own thoughts and opinions that inform our reactions to things =

Answer 1

attitudes

Question 2

what are the 3 components of an attitude?

Answer 2

affective (feelings, emotions), cognitive (beliefs, thoughts), behavioural (actions, intentions)

Question 3

what are the 4 elements of principle of compatibility?

Answer 3

action, target, context, time

Question 4

when will the correspondence between attitudes and behaviour be greatest?

Answer 4

when both are measured at the same degree of specificity

Question 5

as specificity goes up, what also goes up?

Answer 5

correlation between attitude and behaviour (relationship between 2 variables)

Question 6

what 2 things effect attitude strength?

Answer 6

accessibility and temporal stability

Question 7

stronger attitudes are resistant to change so are ______ over time

Answer 7

stable

Question 8

what 2 things determines the strength of values?

Answer 8

personal importance (value) and direct experience

Question 9

what are the 2 components that the expectancy value approach suggests attitudinal beliefs have?

Answer 9

outcome beliefs, value associated with the outcome

Question 10

attaching personal importance to an attitude _____ impact of attitude on behavioural intentions and action

Answer 10

enhances

Question 11

is there a higher or lower strength of attitude if you have direct experience with it?

Answer 11

higher