PSYC 578 Study Guide - Final Guide: Observational Learning, Inter-Rater Reliability, Mother 3

• School: University of Kansas
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 578
• Professor: All

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Psyc 578: review guide exam 1 for lecture material. For the articles use the reading guides as a review guide: conceptualizing attitudes. In chaiken and eagley"s article, the authors explain attitudes as hypothetical constructs. the idea of hypothetical constructs stems from the fact that we cannot directly measure attitudes; we infer attitudes from overt behaviors. This time, he explains that attitudes are tendencies. in this sense, attitudes are internal states that last for some length of time. Some attitudes last much longer than other attitudes. For instance, i might have an inclination to respond to some stimuli in a certain way, and this inclination can also be referred to as a tendency. In other words, they might tend to negatively evaluate women who are outspoken and assertive. ) Know 4 models explaining attitudes; differences and similarities (from lecture: predisposition to act (thorndike, 1935).