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Attitude

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Learned tendency to evaluate things a certain way

1) Affect (Emotion) 2) Behavior 3) Cognitive

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How does attitude influence behavior?

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1) Theory of Planned Behavior
2) Attitude to Behavior Process Model
3) Prototype Willingness Model
4) Elaboration Likelihood Model

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Attitude to Behavior Process Model

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An event triggers an attitude

Attitude and prior knowledge will shape our behavior

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Prototype Willingness Model (PWM)

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Behavior is made up of 6 things

1) Attitude
2) Past Behavior
3) Subjective Norms
4) Behavior Intentions
5) Willingness
6) Prototypes

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ELM Model of Attitude –> Behavior

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Is a process describing how our attitudes form and change

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Theory of Planned Behavior

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We look at the intentions of our actions before we behave. We look at the strength of our intentions before we carry this out.

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Foot In The Door Phenomenon

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Tendency to agree to small actions first and overtime are more likely to agree to bigger acts

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Role-Playing

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Behavior we exhibit as part of our role which over time changes our attitude.

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Elaboration Likelihood Model of Persuasion

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Central route to persuasion (Pay attention to message)

Peripheral route to persuasion (Not paying attention to message)

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Reciprocal Determinism

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Behavior, cognition and environment are intertwined and rely on each other.
Invented by Bandura (observational learning)

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Internal Locus Of Control

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Blame themselves for shortcomings

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External Locus of Control

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Blame other factors for shortcomings

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Learned Helplessness

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A behavior in which an organism forced to endure aversive, painful or otherwise unpleasant stimuli, becomes unable or unwilling to avoid subsequent encounters with those stimuli, even if they are escapable.

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Tyranny of Choice

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Too many choices can lead to decision paralysis and unhappiness

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Self Control

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1) Change environment
2) Operant Conditioning
3) Classical conditioning
4) Deprivation (complete removal of tempting object)

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Cognitive Dissonance

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Discomfort experienced when holding two or more thoughts

1) Modify (Dont smoke that much)
2) Trivialize (Evidence is weak)
3) Adding Cognition (I exercise a lot)
4) Denying cognition (smoking & cancer not linked)

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Message Characteristics

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Features of the message such as logic and # of key points in the message

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Source Characteristics

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The sources a person is using in their messages, credibility etc.

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Target characteristics

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Personal characteristics to a target that have an important influence on whether a message is viewed as persuasive

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Central cognitive route

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People are persuaded by content and logic of argument.

Only happens when motivated & not disctracted

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Peripheral cognitive route

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People are persuaded by superficial/secondary characteristics of speech.

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Role of Hippocampus

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Integrating and storing information from the short term to long term memory.

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Role of Amygdala, Thalamus, PFC

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Amygdala: Strong emotional memory
Thalamus: Sensory/Motor action NOT memory
PFC: Slight short term memory

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Stages of memory

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Encoding
Storage
Retrieval

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What part of the brain is associated with procedural memory?

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Basal Ganglia

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Role of hypothalamus in memory?

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Hypothalamus is not involved in memory. It regulates metabolism and body temp etc.

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Biological Theory

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Our genes lead to traits lead to behavior/personality

Temperament: Innate nature of a person

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Humanistic Theory

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1) Maslow
2) Carl Rogers
Humans are inherently good, that seek self-actualization and have free-will.
To achieve self-concept they need to be genuine and accepting.

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Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs

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1) Self-actualization (Potential)
2) Self-esteem (Respect)
3) Love (Social)
4) Safety (Basic)
5) Physiological Needs (Basic)

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Psychoanalytic Theory

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Unconscious desires drive behavior

Id, Ego and Superego

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The Id

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Immediate gratification in the unconscious brain

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The Ego

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Long term gratification in the conscious and unconscious brain

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The Super Ego

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Moral Compass in the conscious and unconscious brain

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Behavioral Theory

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In behavioral therapy, the goal is to reinforce desirable behaviors and eliminate unwanted or maladaptive ones.

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Trait Theory

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Defines personality by patters of behavior through description rather than explanation.
Traits are stable characteristic that cause them to continually behave in certain ways.

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Allport Theory

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All individuals have different characteristics that are broken down into 3 fields.
Cardinal (Dominant Trait)
Central (Subdominant Traits)
Secondary (Preferences/Attitudes)

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Cattell Theory

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We have 16 personality traits that we all possess

38
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Eysenck Theory

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3 Major dimensions of personality and we express all our traits but we express them in different degrees (expect psychoticism)

1) Extroversion
2) Neuroticism
3) Psychoticism

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Big 5 Theory

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Openness
Consciousness
Extroversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism
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Factor Analysis

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Catell, Eysenck and Big 5 use FA. Statistical methods that categorizes traits by classifying variables.

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Incentive Theory

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Skinner
Reward given after action to try to repeat that behavior. Reward given immediately increases the chances of that behavior repeating.

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Drive reduction theory

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Drive reduction theory says that humans are motivated to reduce the state of tension caused when certain biological needs are not satisfied (lunges to water)

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Social Psychology

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How social situations influence people

People can behave differently in different situations.

44
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Erickson’s Psychosocial Stages

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Trust v. Mistrust (0-1) 
Autonomy v. Shame/Doubt (1-3) 
Initiative v. Guilt (3-6)
Industry v. Inferiority (6-12)
Identity v. Role confusion (12-18)   
Intimacy v. Isolation (18-35)
Generation v. Stagnation (35-60)
Integrity v. Despair (60+)
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Behaviorist Perspective

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Personality is a result of learned behavior patterns based on a person’s environment.
Behaviorism is deterministic.

46
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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Relies on behavioral techniques but adds a cognitive element, focusing on the problematic thoughts that underlie behaviors.

47
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Social Cognitive Perspective

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Personality is formed by a reciprocal interaction among behavior, cognitive and environmental factors.

48
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Surface Traits

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Traits evident from a person’s behavior

49
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Source Traits

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Factors underlying human personality & behavior

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