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Attitudes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Attitude | an evaluation a person makes of 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 an individual has towards an object person group, event or issue |
| Behavioural component | the way and 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 behaviour which is rewarded, and not repeat behaviour which has undesirable consequences |