SOP 3004 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Normative Social Influence, Anthony Greenwald, Todd Akin

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Social Psychology
• Course: SOP 3004
• Professor: Dr.James A.Shepperd

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Attitudes: our likes or dislikes for something; involve affect, behavior and cognition! Why are we concerned with attitudes: if we detect attitudes that can in uence behavior! Do attitudes predict behavior: lapler: attitudes towards asians , corey: attitudes towards dishonesty (found no correlation)! Balance is achieved when the product of the signs is positive ! Plus x plus x minus = negative! Plus x minus x minus = positive! Minus x minus x minus = negative ! We can expand to behavior not just attitudes ! When people experience a difference between their behaviors and attitudes they enter an unpleasant arousal state called dissonance! Resolving the inconsistency between behaviors and attitudes ! inconsistency) ! Change your attitude (bring it in line with the behavior so you no longer have the. Change your behavior (you can"t change it of the past, but you can adjust what. Modify the criterion (what behavior constitutes for being the date king you.