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An attitude is best defined as
a learned, stable response toward people, objects, or events
What does not affect the development of an attitude?
Biological Components (genetic influences)
Attitudes are most often formed through
direct experience and observation
The process of changing attitudes through communication and reasoning is called
persuasion
A self-fulfilling prophecy occurs when
a person’s expectations lead to behavior that causes those expectations to come true
The central route to persuasion focuses on
logic and evidence
The peripheral route to persuasion works using what
emotions and works best when people are distracted or unfocused.
When someone changes their attitude to reduce the discomfort caused by conflicting beliefs or actions, this is called
conformity
The wholehearted acceptance of an attitude
Internalization
A stereotype is
an unchanging, oversimplified, and often inaccurate belief about a group
Prejudice differs from discrimination because prejudice involves
beliefs and attitudes, while discrimination involves behavior
An example of self-justification would be
explaining away a bad decision to protect your self-image
The mere exposure effect suggests that
the more we are exposed to something, the more we tend to like it
Which of the following is an example of a self-fulfilling prophecy?
You believe you’ll fail a test, so you don’t study—and then you fail.
The three main processes involved in forming or changing attitudes are
conditioning, observation, and cognitive evaluation
Conformity occurs when
people change behavior to match group standards
Cognitive evaluation involves
judging something based on personal experiences and beliefs
When people act differently because they believe others are watching, it’s called
social influence
Role playing can lead to attitude change because
people adjust their beliefs to match the roles they perform
A self-perception theory suggests that
people infer their attitudes by observing their own behavior
Who studied the relationship between a dominant and deferential group?
Thomas Pettigrew
Who studied the effect of stimulus to trigger certain stereotypes?
Patricia Devine
The uncomfortable feeling that arises when a person's behaviors conflicts with his or her other thoughts, beliefs, attitudes, feelings or even other behaviors.
Cognitive Dissonance
When you want to fit in or be in a group, therefore you adopt their beliefs and attitudes.
Identification
The ability to avoid contradictions between our attitudes and behaviors
Cognitive Consistency