Attitudes and Behavior Overview Quiz
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What is an attitude in the context of social psychology?

  • A mental representation that summarizes our evaluation of an attitude object (correct)
  • A public display of our evaluation of an attitude object
  • A subconscious feeling that influences our behaviors
  • A physical action that reflects our evaluation of a behavior object

    • In social psychology, what is the assumption about attitudes and behaviors?

  • They go hand in hand and are consistent with each other (correct)
  • They often contradict each other due to cognitive dissonance
  • They are unrelated to each other
  • Behaviors heavily influence attitudes but not the other way around

    • What term is used to describe the comfortable consistency between attitudes and behaviors?

  • Cognitive dissonance
  • Foot-in-the-door technique
  • Hypocrisy
  • Planned behavior (correct)

    • Which theory suggests that attitudes guide behavior?

    <p>Reasoned action theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the phenomenon where people assume that their internal thoughts and feelings align with their external actions?

    <p>Self-perception</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are attitudes assumed to be related to?

    <p>Behaviors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one reason why attitudes and behaviors are often related?

    <p>Behaviors directly impact attitudes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can donating to a panhandler impact one's attitude?

    <p>It generates positive attitudes toward the homeless</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can collecting cans for recycling do in terms of attitude development?

    <p>Help develop caring attitudes toward environmental conservation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a reason for inconsistent behavior and attitudes mentioned in the text?

    <p>Acting against personal convictions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it not surprising that actions and attitudes go hand in hand?

    <p>Because our actions can affect our attitudes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do attitudes sometimes trigger action, according to the text?

    <p>In an almost knee-jerk fashion, with very little forethought</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of the second part of the chapter?

    <p>The means by which attitudes shape and direct behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one reason why we don't always act in line with our attitudes as per the text?

    <p>Some important conditions have to be met</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text suggest about the relationship between actions and attitudes?

    <p>They are often predictably related but not always consistent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can actions influence attitudes according to the text?

    <p>Actions are constructed on the basis of behavioral information, as well as cognitive and affective information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Actions can directly impact attitudes, and at other times, people may work hard to justify or rationalize their actions, resulting in attitude change.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Attitudes always dictate how we act toward attitude objects, according to the text.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Attitudes and behaviors are always consistent and predictable in their relationship.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The process of attitude triggering action is always done with a lot of forethought.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    It is surprising when actions and attitudes are not consistent, according to the text.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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