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- The strength with which an attitude is held is often a good predictor of behavior. The stronger the attitude, the more likely it should affect behavior.
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Our attitudes are most likely to affect our behavior when social influences are minimal, the attitude is specific to the behavior, and we are very aware of the attitude.
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Define and differentiate affect, behavior, and cognition as considered by social psychologists. Summarize the principles of social cognition.
Jun 25, 2022 · Define and differentiate affect, behavior, and cognition as considered by social psychologists. Summarize the principles of social cognition.
Affect refers to the feelings that we experience as part of life and includes both moods and emotions. Social behavior is influenced by principles of reciprocal altruism and social exchange.
- Charles Stangor
- 2014
- ABC Model of Attitude
- Affective Component
- Behavioral Component
- Cognitive Component
- Attitude Strength
- Principle of Consistency
- References
The ABC Model of Attitudes, also known as the tri-component model, is a framework in psychology that describes 3 components of attitudes (Eagly & Chaiken 1998): 1. Affective component: this involves a person’s feelings/emotions about the attitude object. For example: “I am scared of spiders.” 2. Behavioral(or conative) component: the way the attitu...
The affective component of an attitude refers to the emotional reactions or feelings an individual has towards an object, person, issue, or situation. This component involves feelings or emotional responses like liking, disliking, love, hate, fear, etc. It is essentially the emotional aspect of an attitude that can influence an individual’s behavio...
The behavioral component of an attitude refers to how one behaves or acts towards an object, person, issue, or situation based on their attitude. It involves an individual’s tendency to behave in a certain way toward the attitude object. For example, suppose a person has a positive attitude toward healthy eating (affective and cognitive components)...
The cognitive component of an attitude refers to the beliefs, thoughts, and attributes that an individual associates with an object, person, issue, or situation. It involves the mental processes of understanding and interpreting information. For example, suppose a person believes that recycling benefits the environment and effectively conserves nat...
The strength with which an attitude is held is often a good predictor of behavior. The stronger the attitude, the more likely it should affect behavior. Attitude strength involves: Importance / personal relevancerefers to how significant the attitude is for the person and relates to self-interest, social identification, and value. If an attitude ha...
One of the underlying assumptions about the link between attitudes and behavior is that of consistency. This means that we often or usually expect a person’s behavior to be consistent with their attitudes. This is called the principle of consistency. The principle of consistency reflects the idea that people are rational and attempt to behave ratio...
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Define and differentiate affect, behavior, and cognition as considered by social psychologists. Summarize the principles of social cognition.
Define the concept of attitude and explain why it is of such interest to social psychologists. Review the variables that determine attitude strength. Outline the factors affect the strength of the attitude-behavior relationship.
