How do attitudes affect behaviour?

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BSc PS407 Social Psychology (The Social Judge (Chapter 4)) Quiz on How do attitudes affect behaviour?, created by Petite Piplup on 21/03/2014.
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Question 1

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How do situational factors have a role in attitudes?
Answer
  • Situational constraints, social norms and conventions can lead to increased/decreased attitude expression
  • The situation an individual is in influences the formation of pos/neg attitudes
  • The situation an individual experiences contributes to their logical reasoning for/against a particular attitude
  • An individual's attitude is chosen for them through social demands

Question 2

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What role do attitudinal factors have to play in forming attitudes?
Answer
  • Attitudes formed through experience are stronger than those formed indirectly
  • Attitudes formed indirectly are stronger than those formed through experience
  • The attitude a significant other has is a strong influence on the attitude an individual will adopt
  • The attitude society has is a strong influence on the attitude an individual will adopt

Question 3

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The stronger an attitude is, the more likely it is to influence behaviour. What three factors determine attitude strength?
Answer
  • (a) Attitude accessibility (b) Attitude intensity (c) AO knowledge
  • (a) Attitude accessibility (b) Attitude intensity (c) Attitude's constancy with society
  • (a) Attitude's constancy with society (b) Attitude's relation to other attitudes held (c) AO knowledge
  • (a) Attitude's constancy with society (b) Attitude's relation to other attitudes held (c) How the attitude was formed (direct/indirect)

Question 4

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What is the main assumption of The Theory of Reasoned Action (Fishbein & Ajzen, 1975)?
Answer
  • Individuals have reasoned action abilities and behave on the basis of logical beliefs
  • All behaviour is reasoned before being carried out
  • Individuals automatically try to reason the intentions behind others' behaviour
  • Actions are reasoned based on societies expectations of behaviour

Question 5

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In the Theory of Reasoned Action (Fishbein & Ajzen, 1975) what are the two main factors that ultimately lead to behavioural intentions and therefore behaviours?
Answer
  • Attitudes and subjective norms
  • Attitudes and societal expectations
  • Subjective norms and values
  • Values and societal expectations

Question 6

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What did Sheeren & Taylor (1999) find in their meta-analysis?
Answer
  • On average there are medium (approx .45)correlations between attitudes and behavioural intentions and between subjective norms and behavioural intentions
  • On average there are weak (approx 0.2) correlations between attitudes and behavioural intentions and between subjective norms and behavioural intentions
  • On average there are strong (approx 0.7) correlations between attitudes and behavioural intentions and between subjective norms and behavioural intentions
  • On average there is no correlation between attitudes and behavioural intentions and between subjective norms and behavioural intentions
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