Week 6: Correspondence Bw Cognition & Behavior

Question 1

2 kinds of situational activation of behaviours are

Answer 1

1. Automatic goal pursuit/ goal dependent automaticity

2. Priming of cognition

Question 2

How much the priming of cognition guides downstream behaviours depends on

Answer 2

Ease of retrieval

Question 3

Lammers et al article on ease of retrieval showed that

Answer 3

• at high ease of retrieval, assimilation effect (high power cause high disobedience)
• at Low ease of retrieval, contrast effect (high power cause Low disobedience)

Question 4

How does theory of planned behaviour go

Answer 4

Specific attitude + subjective norm (sig other approval) + perceived Beh control (do I have the ability to engage in the Beh) 
—> 
Beh intention 
— > 
Beh

Question 5

Factors affecting correspondence bw cognition & Beh

Answer 5

1. Match if specificity
2. Accessibility, temporal stability (highest), direct experience, involvement, certainty, ambivalence (opp direction), affective- cog consistency)
3. Deliberation of reasons for attitude

Question 6

What are the parts of explicit & implicit cognition that we look at to determine match between cognition & behaviour

Answer 6

Explicit: look at match in specificity in theory of planned Beh
Implicit: extrapersonal associations

Question 7

Do implicit measures predict behaviour in personalised IAT

Answer 7

YES!!!! much stronger correspondence bw implicit & Beh

Question 8

Implicit of explicit cognition predict behaviour more

Answer 8

Stereotype:
Explicit: predicted and does not depend on gender
Implicit: effect of implicit on Beh depends on sex

Attitudes: both

Question 9

Factors that determine implicit or explicit predict Beh more

Answer 9

MAOA

1. Motivation (self presentation & controlling implicit response)
2. Ability (cognitive capacity, knowing how to control influence)
3. Opportunity (to interrupt automatic process)
4. Awareness (of the implicit influence)