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Vocabulary List 1
Attitudes
Term | Definition |
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Attitude | An evaluation a person makes about an object, person, group, event or issue |
Evaluation | The judgement being made, either positive, negative or neutral about aspects of our lives and the world in which we live |
Tri-Component Model | Proposes there are three components of an attitude (ABC) |
Affective Component | The emotional reactions |
Behavioural Component | The way an attitude is expressed through our actions |
Cognitive Component | The beliefs we have about an object, person, group, event or issue |
Link Between Attitude and Behaviour | Determined by strength of attitude, accessibility, social context and perceived control |
Modelling | When the behaviour of and consequences for another is observed to guide thoughts, feelings and behaviour |
Classical Conditioning | Learning which occurs with the repeated connection of two different stimuli |
Operant Conditioning | Learning based on the assumption that we tend to repeat the behaviour which is rewarded, and not repeat the behaviour which has undesirable consequence |