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?

By reinforcing certain behaviors associated with a particular attitude Signup and view all the answers

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

Direct experience, social influence, and formal education Signup and view all the answers

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

Negative feedback from people around him Signup and view all the answers

What influences children to adopt similar attitudes to their parents?

Observing the attitudes of their parents Signup and view all the answers

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

People behave according to their attitudes under certain conditions Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

How can operant conditioning be utilized for attitude change?

By strengthening desirable attitudes and weakening undesirable ones Signup and view all the answers

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

When they have conflicting beliefs about a topic Signup and view all the answers

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Questions and Answers

How do explicit attitudes differ from implicit attitudes?

What role do social norms play in attitude formation?

How do advertisers use classical conditioning to influence attitudes?

How can operant conditioning be used to influence attitude formation?

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

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

What influences children to adopt similar attitudes to their parents?

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

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

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

How can operant conditioning be utilized for attitude change?

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

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