PSY 2012 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Brussels Sprout, Boogie 2Nite, Observational Learning
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Stereotype: a belief that a set of characteristics is shared by all members of a particular social category. And it"s determined how we see situations in the future in many ways. Single experience is often off(?) enough to perform an attitude. Some of the attitude we build early on change according to our development. Attitude formation: attitude formation is the result of a number of different influences with only 1 thing in common: they are all forms of learning. (pg. + direct contact: one way in which attitudes are formed is by direct contact with the person, idea, situation, or object that is the focus of the attitude. (a child who tries and dislikes. Brussels sprouts will form a negative attitude about brussels sprouts) + direct instruction: another way attitudes are formed is through direct instruction, either by parents or some other individual. Parents may tell their children that smoking cigarettes is dangerous and unhealthy, for example.
