Socio-Psychological Bases of Human Impacts on Wildlife

Question 1

Below are several statements, indicate if they are most accurately describing:
Attitudes: A
Values: B
Opinions: C
1) Feral cats are bad
2) I am scared of feral cats
3) I have negative evaluations of cats
4) All my decisions about cats are based on my prioritization of self-direction

Answer 1

1) C
2) A?
3) A
4) B

Question 2

T/F: Values are acquired early in life and are very easy to change later on.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

T/F: Our perception of the difference between right and wrong depends on our individual
values.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

T/F: Attitudes are positive or negative evaluations about an item or object.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

T/F: Behavior is a positive or negative opinion about an item or object.

Answer 5

False

Question 6

T/F: An indirect way to measure behavior is through self reporting.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

“I do not feed the geese in the greenway because I know its frowned upon by other
people there”, this type of behavior belongs to:
a) Norm activation models
b) Rational choice models
c) Cognitive dissonance models
d) a and b are correct
e) None of the above

Answer 7

a-norm activation models

Question 8

“I prefer eating venison over beef because the health benefits outweigh the flavor
deficits”, this behavior belongs to:
a) Norm activation models
b) Rational choice models
c) Cognitive dissonance models
d) a and b are correct
e) None of the above’

Answer 8

B-Rational choice models

Question 9

Explain the difference between affective and cognitive attitudes.

Answer 9

• Affective component: this involves a person’s feelings / emotions about the attitude object. For example: “I am scared of spiders”.
• Cognitive component: this involves a person’s belief / knowledge about an attitude object. For example: “I believe spiders are dangerous”.

Question 10

Define social psychology.

Answer 10

The study of how human values, attitudes, and behavior emerge from social context

Question 11

Use the theory of planned behavior to analyze conflict over dog hunting (trespassing and
animal welfare issues) and recommend a preferred course of action based on insight from the
theory.

Answer 11

The theory of planned behavior is a theory which links beliefs and behavior. It helps to understand how we can change the behavior of people.

Question 12

Use the theory of planned behavior to analyze conflict over dog hunting (trespassing and
animal welfare issues) and recommend a preferred course of action based on insight from the
theory.

Answer 12

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