attitude toward the situation. Sarah decides that she wants to go to a party with her friends‚ but she has conflicting beliefs on whether this is right or wrong. She is showing cognitive dissonance in this situation because she is torn between whether she should go or not. According to Saul McLeod’s article on cognitive dissonance‚ this refers to conflicting attitudes‚ beliefs‚ or behaviors (McLeod‚ 2008). Sarah knew she had a curfew and knew that if she didn’t get back in time‚ she would be in trouble
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of attitude is a "readiness of the psyche to act or react in a certain way" (Jung‚ [1921] Most attitudes are the result of either direct experience or observational learning from the environment. Mainly there are 3 components of Attitudes- Cognitive Affective The emotional or feeling segment of an attitude The opinion or belief segment of an attitude Behavioral Attitude An intention to behave in a certain way toward someone or something Moderating Variables The most
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Case 4: MAGREC‚ Inc. 1.) Place yourself in the role of the manager. What should you do now? After considering what happened‚ would you change any of your behaviors? If I was Pat: Even though Fred wants me to fire Dinah‚ I believe that if I was to fire her‚ Dinah would file a lawsuit for wrongful discharge. My values and morals should not be the deciding factor in determining if Dinah’s actions are grounds for dismal. As such‚ I would meet with Fred‚ and explain to him the result
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Festinger’s cognitive dissonance theory of attitude change is a person’s attempt to change one of the cognitions‚ adjusting its importance or by adding additional justifications to the cognition to reduce the conflict between them. This theory can be well explained in Mark’s behavior. The two cognitions when he was vice president of sales are: Cognition 1: Mark was held sole responsible of the sales department Cognition 2: He was an executive team member for making sales policies. These two
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particular person or issue. It is also suggested by researchers that there are several different components that makes up attitude such as an emotional component which looks at how the person object event or issue makes one feels. It also looks at the cognitive component which takes into consideration the individuals thoughts and beliefs about the particular subject and the behavioural component which looks at how his/her attitude influences their behavior. According to Cherry K.‚ “attitudes can also be
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& behave in a particular way towards objects‚ people or events. Characteristics * Remain unchanged for a long period - unless influenced by external forces * Evaluative statements - favorable or unfavorable Components * Cognitive - the opinions‚ values or beliefs of an individual * Affective - the feelings of a person towards something * Behavioral - the intention of a person to behave in a particular way Sources of Attitude * Attitudes are acquired by parents
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were developed to help explain some but not all of motivated behavior. For example‚ mini-theories might attempt to explain why a student is performing poorly in elementary school or why Mini-theories became popular because they focused largely on cognitive approaches to understanding behavior. They represented a reaction to the idea that humans are inherently passive. They also reflected a growing need for psychology to provide answers to questions that had important social implications or solved problems
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This document of PSY 301 Week 2 Discussion Question 1 Attitude and Behavior includes: Reflect on the relationship between personal attitudes and resulting behaviors‚ using the Theory of Planned Behavior‚ Cognitive Dissonance Theory‚ and Self-Perception Theory as your references. If someone has a negative attitude toward a particular individual or group‚ for example‚ what are the potential implications of their behavior toward that individual or group? How do implicit and explicit attitudes differ
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Psychology: Attitudes and Persuasion Someones attitude is their perception of objects of thought‚ these are things such as social issues‚ products‚ and the people around them(1). There are three parts to your attitude‚ the cognitive‚ affective‚ and behavioral parts (1). Your cognitive componet is your beliefs about certian objects(1). The affective part is your emotional feelings that are caused be the objects‚ and the behavioral part is the way you act toward that object (1). It is common for different
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Phylicia Hancle AP English unSpun Finding Facts in a World of Disinformtion A man with a conviction is a hard man to change. Tell him you disagree and he turns away. Show him facts or figures and he questions you sources. Appeal to logic and he fails to see your point. -Leon Festinger‚ et al.‚ When Prophecy Fails (1956) Have you ever wondered why other people are so unreasonable and hard to convince? Why is it that they disregard hard facts that prove you’re right and they’re worng
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