belief that “violence is wrong” is a evaluative statement. Such an opinion constitutes the component of an attitude. a. cognitive b. affective c. reflective d. behavioral e. reactive 3. The _____ component of an attitude is the emotional or feeling component of that attitude. a. affective b. cognitive c. behavioral d. evaluative e. reaffective 4. The following are possible actions that an individual may take
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What is cognitive dissonance (mental discord) you may ask? According to (businessdictionary.com) cognitive dissonance means State of psychological tension arising from incompatibility among a person ’s attitudes‚ behavior‚ beliefs‚ and/or knowledge‚ or when a choice has to be made between equally attractive or repulsive alternatives. It boils down to one of those “Why did I buy that for?” moments. Commonly known as “Buyer’s remorse.” Let’s see as a personal experience of me having cognitive dissonance
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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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& 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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thinking. With that‚ she is likely to feel more worthy to the group and make her feel better about herself. According to chapter 16 of Learn Psychology‚ (2013)‚ cognitive dissonance is a discomfort that someone experiences when putting ideas together that conflict with each other. Now in this situation‚ Sarah displays cognitive dissonance when she knows that she has no business going to anyone’s party because if she does‚ she will miss her parent’s curfew. If Sarah chooses not to go to the party
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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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decide to take the purchase back all together due to thinking it overall was not a good purchase. When making the decision to purchase a product the consumer may go through cognitive dissonance. Which is inner tension on feels after noticing a change in their behavior or values. I have experienced cognitive dissonance one time in my life. I purchased a video game system. After purchasing the product I heard from my peers that the game system had poor graphics and overall bad quality. After
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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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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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problem. And if Pat wasn’t going to follow through with a solution that she agreed with‚ then she should start looking for employment else where‚ because a company with corrupt ethics is not a good company to affiliate yourself with. 3. The cognitive dissonance theory describes a state of inconsistency between an individual’s attitude and behavior. It is when a person alters their behavior based on conflicting situations. I don’t think this theory applies to Dinah because she didn’t let the conflicting
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