PSYC 2120 Study Guide - Daryl Bem, Implicit-Association Test, Condom
15 Apr 2014
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Attitude- an evaluation of a person, object or idea. Affectively based attitude- an attitude based on people"s emotions and feelings about the attitude object for e. g. falling in love with someone despite knowing that they have a history of being untrustworthy. 3 components of attitudes: affective component- emotional reactions toward the attitude object- another person or social issue object, cognitive component- consisting of thoughts and beliefs about the attitude, behavioral component- actions or observable behavior toward an attitude object. Attitudes come from people"s values- religious and moral beliefs. Cognitively based attitude- based primarily on a person"s beliefs about the. It classifies the pluses and minuses of an object so we can easily tell whether it is. If we like the group- its its based on feelings- affect. Behaviorally based attitude- how one behaves toward an attitude object. Self- perception theory( daryl bem): ppl don"t know how they feel until they see.
