Exam #2

Question 1

Attitude

Answer 1

To evaluate or judge someone/ something negatively or positively

Question 2

Tripartite (ABC) Model

Answer 2

Affective Component: feelings linked to an object

Behavioral Component: past behaviors or experiences regarding an object

Cognitive Component: beliefs, thoughts, and attributes that you associate with an object

Question 3

Explicit Attitude (system 2)

Answer 3

Thoughtful, deliberate, conscious; slower cognitive process

Question 4

Implicit Attitude (system 1)

Answer 4

Automatic, unconscious, immediate emotional process

Question 5

Implicit Association Test

Answer 5

Measures implicit attitudes by measuring reaction

Question 6

Implicit Attitudes Tend to be Better at Predicting…

Answer 6

Impulsive Behaviors

Subtle Interpersonal Behaviors

Behaviors in Socially sensitive contexts

Question 7

Attitude Heritability

Answer 7

Attitudes are somewhat heritable

Question 8

Cognitive Dissonance Theory

Answer 8

We feel tension when two of our attitudes or beliefs are inconsistent (Fetsinger 1957)

Question 9

Insufficient Justification

Answer 9

When an external justification isn’t sufficient, we tend to internally justify our behavior

Question 10

How Can we Reduce Tension? (According to CDT)

Answer 10

Change one of the cognitions

Add a third cognition that makes the other two seem less inconsistent

Trivialize the cognitions that are inconsistent

Question 11

Self Perception Theory

Answer 11

We make inferences about our attitudes when we observe our own behavior

Question 12

Over-justification Effect

Answer 12

Rewarding people for doing things they like will make it seem less personal and instead a task for others

Question 13

Facial Feedback Effect

Answer 13

Tendency of facial expressions to trigger corresponding feelings

Question 14

Role

Answer 14

Set of norms that defines how people should act in a given situation

Question 15

Do Attitudes Influence Our Behavior?

Answer 15

Relationship is lower than expected

R= .38

Question 16

Vested Interest

Answer 16

People care about some things more than others

Question 17

Theory Of Planned Behavior

Answer 17

Attitudes influence our behavior through our intentions

Question 18

Evolution

Answer 18

Idea that different species descended from common ancestors but evolved over time

Question 19

Natural selection

Answer 19

“Survival of the fittest”

Organism most likely to survive is more likely to reproduce

Question 20

Domain Specific

Answer 20

Attributes that evolved in response to a particular challenge

Question 21

Domain General

Answer 21

Attributes that are useful for various challenges

Question 22

Culture

Answer 22

Set of beliefs, values, morals, customs, etc. shared by a self identified group

Question 23

Belief

Answer 23

Accepted idea of reality

Question 24

Norm

Answer 24

Shared belief about appropriate behavior in a situation

Question 25

Values

Answer 25

A culture’s guiding principles and shared goals

Question 26

How does culture change?

Answer 26

Through cultural evolution and cultural diffusion

Question 27

Social Learning Theory

Answer 27

We learn by observing others

Question 28

Chameleon Effect

Answer 28

Tendency to unconsciously mimic the mannerisms of someone you’re interacting with

Question 29

Social Priming

Answer 29

Ideas, norms, and values can be made more important which makes people more likely to follow them