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What is an attitude in the context of social psychology?
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?
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?
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?
Which theory suggests that attitudes guide behavior?
What is the term for the phenomenon where people assume that their internal thoughts and feelings align with their external actions?
What is the term for the phenomenon where people assume that their internal thoughts and feelings align with their external actions?
What are attitudes assumed to be related to?
What are attitudes assumed to be related to?
What is one reason why attitudes and behaviors are often related?
What is one reason why attitudes and behaviors are often related?
How can donating to a panhandler impact one's attitude?
How can donating to a panhandler impact one's attitude?
What can collecting cans for recycling do in terms of attitude development?
What can collecting cans for recycling do in terms of attitude development?
What is a reason for inconsistent behavior and attitudes mentioned in the text?
What is a reason for inconsistent behavior and attitudes mentioned in the text?
Why is it not surprising that actions and attitudes go hand in hand?
Why is it not surprising that actions and attitudes go hand in hand?
How do attitudes sometimes trigger action, according to the text?
How do attitudes sometimes trigger action, according to the text?
What is the main focus of the second part of the chapter?
What is the main focus of the second part of the chapter?
What is one reason why we don't always act in line with our attitudes as per the text?
What is one reason why we don't always act in line with our attitudes as per the text?
What does the text suggest about the relationship between actions and attitudes?
What does the text suggest about the relationship between actions and attitudes?
How can actions influence attitudes according to the text?
How can actions influence attitudes according to the text?
Actions can directly impact attitudes, and at other times, people may work hard to justify or rationalize their actions, resulting in attitude change.
Actions can directly impact attitudes, and at other times, people may work hard to justify or rationalize their actions, resulting in attitude change.
Attitudes always dictate how we act toward attitude objects, according to the text.
Attitudes always dictate how we act toward attitude objects, according to the text.
Attitudes and behaviors are always consistent and predictable in their relationship.
Attitudes and behaviors are always consistent and predictable in their relationship.
The process of attitude triggering action is always done with a lot of forethought.
The process of attitude triggering action is always done with a lot of forethought.
It is surprising when actions and attitudes are not consistent, according to the text.
It is surprising when actions and attitudes are not consistent, according to the text.
