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what is an attitude

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an evaluation/judgment on a person, object, group, or problem

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what is the tri component model

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three factors that are needed to create an attitude

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what are the tri component factors

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affective, behaviour and cognitive

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what is affective

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feelings

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what is behaviour

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acting on the feeling

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what is cognitive

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the reason behind your feeling

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what is cognitive dissonance

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when your affective feelings don’t match up with your behaviour

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what is person perception

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a mental process we use to make snap judgments or impressions of others

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what is direct judgement

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judging someone through observing them first hand

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what is indirect judgement

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judging someone based on information that you have heard about them through another source

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what are first impressions

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snap judgements we make of a person based on their appearance and body language

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what are stereotypes

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beliefs we have about a person or group ( cognitive ) and are generally inaccurate

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what is a cognitive miser

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human tendency to use little mental energy when judging a person

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what is a prejudice

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a feeling we have about a person or group ( affective ). they are always negative

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what is discrimination

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acting upon your prejudice feelings towards a person or group through actions.

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what are the effects of discrimination

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  • reduces self esteem
  • failure and disadvantage
  • violence and genocide
  • self fulfilling prophecies
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what is cognitive intervention

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giving people more information about the group they may hold a prejudice against and providing time for this information to be understood.

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what is inter group contact and the conditions

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Direct contact between the two groups that have a prejudice toward each other (or one toward the other)

conditions include

  • sustained contact
  • cooperation with members of the group
  • both groups must share equal status
  • the prejudice must be seen as a social norm

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