Week 1 Flashcards
Define valence
Whether something is good or bad
Define salience
How important is that thing to you
What are the 3 components to attitudes?
Behavioural, cognitive, and affective
Attitudes are subjective and based on…
Emotional memories such as experiences with emotional meaning, and schemas which are mental blueprints of knowledge about the subject which allows us to make predictions
Are attitudes learned or in herited?
Learned
Negative attitudes towards GPs…
Prevent young teenagers from accessing surgeries in the UK (Churchill et al., 2000)
Students with positive attitudes in learning english perform better in english in Tanzania
Nyamubi et al., 2016
Who developed the theory of planned behaviour?
Ajzen
What does the Theory of Planned Behaviour model look like?
Attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behaviour control - Intention - Behaviour
Many students don’t see the everyday relevance in maths is an example of which stage in the theory of planned behaviour?
Subjective norms
What are the two types of subjective norms?
Descriptive and injunctive
What are descriptive norms?
This is how often you think other people carry out the behavuour
What are injunctive norms?
This is what you think other people think about the behaviour
What are the limitations of the theory of planned behaviour?
- Assumes behaviour is under volitional control
- Good intentions are not always translated into behaviour
- It is not focused on external limitations such as resources
Define sample
A sample is a selection from some population
