fiunctions of attitudes

Question 1

what are attitudes

Answer 1

attitudes are long lasting evaluations that we hold about ourseleves, other people, objects and issues. they are made up of feelings,beleifs and behaviours. what

Question 2

what are the the 3 ways we can learn attitudes

Answer 2

1. direct expieriences
2. interaction with others
3. beleifs and values of the culture we live in

Question 3

what is the function of attitudes

Answer 3

if we dont have attitudes it is difficukt to deal with daily events, make decisons and making sense of of relationships with others.

Question 4

what are the two types of attitudes

Answer 4

• explicit
• implicit

Question 5

what are explicit attitudes

Answer 5

explicit attitudes are when people openly express their attitude and behave in a way in a way that reflects that.

Question 6

how can explicit attitudes be measured

Answer 6

they can be measured by:
- self report tests
- rating scales
- surveys

Question 7

what are implicit attitudes

Answer 7

implicit attitudes are involentary, uncontrollable and sometimes unconsious.

Question 8

what are the 3 companants of attitudes

Answer 8

1. affect (feeling and emotion)
2. behvaiour (what we do)
3. cognition (our thoughts)