Attitudes, Behavior, And Rationalization

Question 1

Attitude

Answer 1

Evaluation of an object in a positive or negative fashion that includes 3 components: affect, cognition, and behavior

Question 2

Cognitive Dissonance Theory

Answer 2

Theory that inconsistencies among a persons thoughts, sentiments, and actions cause an aversive emotional state (dissonance) that leads to efforts to restore consistency

Question 3

Effort Justification

Answer 3

Tendency to reduce dissonance by justifying the time, effort, or money devoted to something that turned out to be unpleasant or disappointing

Question 4

Induced (Forced) Compliance

Answer 4

Subtly compelling people to behave in a manner that is inconsistent with their beliefs, attitudes, or values, in order to elicit dissonance, and therefore a change in their original views

Question 5

Self Affirmation

Answer 5

Boosting our self esteem and identity by focusing on important aspects of the self

Question 6

Self Perception Theory

Answer 6

Theory that people come to know their own attitudes by looking at their behavior and the context in which it occurred, and inferring what their attitudes must be

Question 7

System Justification Theory

Answer 7

Theory that people are motivated to see the existing sociopolitical system as desirable, fair, and legitimate