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psych vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 an individual has towards an object, person, group, event or issue |
| 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 the 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 beahaviour which is rewarded and not repeat a behaviour with a negative outcome |