Psychology: Attitudes and Behavior

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What does the Principle of Aggregation state?

Attitudes become more apparent when looking at aggregate behavior (correct)

Attitudes are irrelevant in predicting behavior

Specific attitudes are always better predictors of behavior than general attitudes

Attitudes are solely determined by personal feelings

What are some factors that influence people's attendance at worship services?

Social norms and personal control

Weather, worship leader, and personal feelings (correct)

Implicit biases and automatic associations

General attitude towards religion

What determines one's intentions and guides behavior according to the Theory of Planned Behavior?

Perceived social norms and automatic associations

Social influences and implicit biases

Attitudes, social norms, and feelings of control (correct)

General attitudes and personal control

Which factor predicts jogging behavior better than general attitudes according to the text?

Specific attitudes towards jogging Signup and view all the answers

What do researchers show even though they consider themselves unprejudiced?

Implicit biases against certain social groups Signup and view all the answers

In everyday interactions, people often respond based on __________ without reflecting.

Automatic scripts Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Implicit Association Test (IAT)?

To evaluate automatic associations between attitude objects and evaluative words Signup and view all the answers

In the context of attitudes predicting behavior, when are our attitudes most likely to predict our behavior?

When other influences are minimal, the attitude is specific to the behavior, and the attitude is potent Signup and view all the answers

What does the Implicit Association Test (IAT) measure based on participants' reaction times?

Automatic associations between attitude objects and evaluative words Signup and view all the answers

How are easier pairings and faster responses interpreted in the Implicit Association Test (IAT)?

As indicating stronger unconscious associations Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of people demonstrate more implicit dislike for the elderly compared with the young?

80% Signup and view all the answers

In what conditions do attitudes predict behavior according to the text?

When other influences on behavior are minimal, the attitude is specific to the behavior, and the attitude is potent Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe the tendency to seek information that agrees with one's views and avoid dissonant information?

Selective Exposure Signup and view all the answers

Which theory pertains mostly to discrepancies between behavior and attitudes?

Dissonance theory Signup and view all the answers

In the context of self-presentation theory, why might individuals express attitudes that match their actions?

To appear consistent Signup and view all the answers

Which phenomenon is described as the reduction of dissonance by internally justifying one's behavior when external justification is 'insufficient'?

Insufficient Justification Signup and view all the answers

What is the term that describes the phenomenon where attitudes follow behavior, sometimes to the point of moral numbness?

Actions and attitudes feed each other Signup and view all the answers

What do individuals sometimes come to believe as a result of tailoring their words to what they think others want to hear?

'Saying becomes believing' Signup and view all the answers