Attitude Formation and Components
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How do explicit attitudes differ from implicit attitudes?

  • Explicit attitudes are unconscious, while implicit attitudes are conscious
  • Explicit attitudes have no influence on behavior, while implicit attitudes do
  • Explicit attitudes are conscious, while implicit attitudes are unconscious (correct)
  • Implicit attitudes emerge from direct personal experience, while explicit attitudes result from observation
  • What role do social norms play in attitude formation?

  • They have a strong influence on attitudes formation (correct)
  • They dictate the formation of explicit attitudes
  • They only affect implicit attitudes
  • They are irrelevant to attitude formation
  • How do advertisers use classical conditioning to influence attitudes?

  • By using operant conditioning techniques
  • By directly associating a product with positive experiences or images (correct)
  • By promoting the benefits of a product in a direct manner
  • By creating negative associations with a competitor's product
  • How can operant conditioning be used to influence attitude formation?

    <p>By reinforcing certain behaviors associated with a particular attitude</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can cause attitudes to form, according to the text?

    <p>Direct experience, social influence, and formal education</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the given text, what factor leads the person to develop an unfavorable opinion of smoking?

    <p>Negative feedback from people around him</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What influences children to adopt similar attitudes to their parents?

    <p>Observing the attitudes of their parents</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do social psychologists find that attitudes and actual behavior are not always perfectly aligned?

    <p>People behave according to their attitudes under certain conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the Elaboration Likelihood Theory, how can people alter their attitudes?

    <p>By being motivated to listen and think about the message or being influenced by the characteristics of the speaker</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what way can classical conditioning be used to create attitude change?

    <p>By associating positive feelings with the target object, person, or event</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can operant conditioning be utilized for attitude change?

    <p>By strengthening desirable attitudes and weakening undesirable ones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Dissonance Theory, when do people often shift their attitudes?

    <p>When they have conflicting beliefs about a topic</p> Signup and view all the answers

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