Lecture 3: Attitudes and Attitude Change Flashcards
An attitude is an overall evaluation that expresses how much we like or dislike an object, issue, person, or action.
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Attitudes are learned predispositions to respond to an object in a consistently favourable or unfavourable way.
True
Attitudes lead to responses but the responses can be inconsistent.
False
Attitudes are targeted toward an object/class of objects.
True
Favourability is how strongly we hold on to attitudes.
False
Persistence is how difficult it is to change an attitude.
False
Confidence is how easily attitudes can be accessed from memory.
False
Favourability is the degree to which we like or dislike something.
True
Accessibility is how easily attitudes can be accessed from memory.
True
Confidence is how strongly we hold on to attitudes.
True
Persistence is how long our attitudes last.
True
Resistance is how difficult it is to change an attitude.
True
Ambivalence is when our evaluations are mixed (both positive and negative).
True
Cognitive dissonance is defined as inconsistencies between attitudes and behaviours (beliefs and actions).
True
A state of imbalance between attitude objects cannot be sustained, will be resolved by altering one of the relationships.
True
Internal attribution is something within the person we observe, i.e., their personality.
True
External attribution is caused by something outside the person we observe, i.e. their situation.
True
Attitudes impact behavioural intentions which in turn impact behaviour.
True
Subjective norms equal normative beliefs x norm evaluations.
True
Human behaviour is guided by behavioural beliefs, normative beliefs, and control beliefs.
True
Conative effects are attitudes that affect our behaviour.
True
Cognitive effects are attitudes that guide our thoughts.
True
Affective effects are attitudes that influence our feelings.
True
Conative effects are attitudes that guide our thoughts.
False
Cognitive effects are attitudes that influence our feelings.
False
The consistency principle suggests we value harmony between thoughts, feelings, and behaviours.
True
The theory of reasoned action suggests that subjective norms impact behavioural intentions.
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