Fact/Myth | Measurements | Research | Theories | Key Terms |
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Fact
Attitudes can be assessed indirectly by facial expressions
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Implicit (Unconscious) Measures
Used by social psychologists to minimize social influences on people's attitudes and behaviors
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Cognitive Dissonance
The child may experience ______ _______ after their parents falsely accuse them of using drugs.
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Cognitive Dissonance
The tension that arises when one behaves in a way that conflicts with their personal beliefs
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Attitudes
Feelings that are often influenced by beliefs.
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Myth
Attitudes frequently come to/influence us the same way each time
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Implicit and explicit measures
Behavior is best predicted by using a combination of
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Attitude Strength
The ______ ________ of the parents may unconsciously guide their child's behavior.
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Self Presentation Theory
Caring about how others think/feel about us
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Facial Feedback Effect
The tendency of facial expressions to trigger feelings.
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Myth
People's expressed attitudes predict their behaviors.
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Implicit Association Test (IAT)
A computer assessment that uses reaction time to judge how quickly people associate concepts.
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Self Perception Theory
the idea that children had changed their behavior in accordance with their parent's perceptions of them
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Self Perception Theory
Looking at our own behaviors and circumstances to determine our attitudes when we are unsure of them.
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Insufficient Justification
When a social situation causes a behavior, but one does not realize that this was the cause.
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Fact
People adjust what they say to please their audience and begin to believe what they are saying.
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Self Report Measures
Measures in which participants report their own attitudes and behaviors.
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Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Lamb and Crano (2014) discover that parents' beliefs about their child using marijuana or not will determine future usage is an example of _______.
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Principles of Attitude Consistency
Affect, behavior, and cognition fall in line with each other for any given attitude.
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Post-decisional dissonance
Feelings of regret after making an important decision.
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Myth
People are aware of their implicit biases.
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Specific
____ questions better predict attitudes and behaviors.
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4.4
A child, abstinent from drugs is ______times more likely to start using drugs a year after their parents had perceived they had before.
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Affect, Behavior, Cognition.
ABCs of Attitudes
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Role
a set of norms that defines how people in a given social situation ought to behave
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