PS102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Relational Aggression, Social Facilitation, Physical Attractiveness
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Social cognition- ho(cid:449) people percei(cid:448)e, i(cid:374)terpret, a(cid:374)d categorize their o(cid:449)(cid:374) a(cid:374)d others" social bahviour. Attitudes- relatively stable and enduring evalutions of things and people. Beleifs develop early through socialization of parents, peers, media and teachers. Attitudes can change to justify new behaviours. Cognitive dissonance- emotional discomfort as a result of holding contradictory beliefs or holding a belief that contradicts behavior, to match our actions. Self-perception theory- when uncertain, we infer what our attitudes are by observing our own behavior. Contradiction between behavior and professional commitment to health. A theory suggesting that when people are uncertain of their own attitudes, they infer what their attitudes are by observing their own behavior. Attitudes people express are not necessarily related to how they actually behave. Attitude specificity- the more specific an attidue, the more likely it is to predict behavior. Attitude strength- stronger attitudes predict behavior more accurately than weak or vague attitudes.
