Attitudes to Work Short Test Battery: Aspiration level‚ Frustration tolerance‚ Performance motivation‚ Impulsiveness/Reflexivity Release 26.00 Mödling‚ Austria‚ November 2003 Copyright © by Dr.G.Schuhfried Ges.m.b.H. Copyright © for the tests by Verlag Swets Test Services Test Authors: Klaus D. Kubinger & Johannes Ebenhöh Label AHA Manual Authors: Thomas Karner & Markus Sommer Dr. Gernot Schuhfried Gesellschaft m.b.H. Hyrtlstraße 45‚ 2340 Mödling‚ Austria‚ Tel. +43/2236/42315-0
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The term ‘attitude’ has been referred to as social psychology’s most indispensable concept‚ and the study of attitudes has dominated social psychology since the 1920s (Allport‚ 1935‚ p. 798; McGuire‚ 1986). In the early 19th century‚ attitude research was considered to be of such fundamental importance to social psychology that both were thought to be one and the same‚ and each to be the definition of the other (Watson‚ 1930; Hogg & Vaughan‚ 2011‚ p. 148). While social psychologists’ interest in
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Introduction: The word attitude is an expression of favor or disfavor toward a person‚ place‚ thing‚ or event. Prominent psychologist Gordon Allport (1935) once described attitude “the most distinctive and indispensable concept in contemporary psychology”. The words attitude and persuasion are often found together‚ as in the phrase persuasion and attitude change. Persuasion is an attempt to change people ’s attitudes. For example‚ advertisers try to persuade potential customers to buy a product
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In this assignment I will identify‚ define and discuss the three main debates about behaviour in developmental psychology. I aim to discuss how the debates began and include examples of how these debates affect current psychology; I will also include my opinions on the debates stating which I feel most partial towards. Further to this I will analyse one debate in great detail. Continuity vs. Discontinuity is the second of three debates I am going to discuss. This debate is based on the sequencing
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Over the past century‚ prejudice and stereotyping continue to be two of the most important topics studied in social psychology. Today‚ more than ever people are living in a more culturally diverse world‚ where individuals come from different backgrounds and have different life experiences and personal beliefs. Culture diversity has many benefits for society‚ as it teaches individuals to recognise and respect people’s differences and similarities. However‚ research has found that perceived similarity
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References: Allaire‚ Y. and Firsirotu‚ M. E. (1984). ‘Theories of organizational culture’. Organization Studies‚ 5‚ 3‚ 193–226. Allport‚ G. W. (1948). ‘Foreword’. In Lewin‚ G. W. (Ed.)‚ Resolving Social Conflict. London: Harper & Row. Argyris‚ C. (1990). Overcoming Organizational Defenses. Boston‚ MA: Allen and Bacon. Argyris‚ C. (1992). On Organizational Learning. Oxford: Blackwell
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Bibliography: Abel‚ Reuben. Man is the Measure. New York: The Free Press‚ 1976. Allport‚ Gordon. The Nature of Prejudice. Massachusetts: Adison Wesley‚ 1984. Carr‚ Edward Hallett. What is History? New York: Vintage Books‚ 1961. Gould‚ Stephen Jay. The Mismeasure of Man. New York: Norton and Co.‚ 1981.
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References: Allport‚ G. W. (1943). Becoming: Basic Considerations for a Psychology of Personality. New Haven‚ CT: Yale University Press. Backman‚ S.‚ and J. Crompton (1991). “Differentiating between High‚ Spurious‚ Latent‚ and Low Loyalty Participants in Two Leisure
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The Theory of Planned Behaviour: Nurses Attitudes towards Older Patients Edmund Fitzgerald O’Connor 9724709 ABSTRACT The Theory of Planned Behaviour was tested in a study for its ability to predict intention to behave in specific ways towards older patients. There were 172 subjects from 3 Scottish universities‚ Napier‚ Edinburgh and Abertay Dundee. The results gained from a questionnaire suggest that the Theory of Planned behaviour can be used to predict behavioural intentions of nurses when
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Personality and its Assessment Personality has different meanings for theologians‚ philosophers and sociologists‚ and within psychology it has been defined in many ways (Allport‚ 1937). The main reason that leads so many psychologists to explore the human personality is that by doing so‚ the opportunity to predict a person’s behaviour in a situation presents itself‚ even before a situation occurs. Knowing more about one’s personality also allows us to learn about his/her dominant traits‚ information
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