PSYCH 3CB3 Lecture Notes - Centrality, Overjustification Effect, Amygdala
13 Feb 2014
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Belief: a belief is the subjective probability that some piece of knowledge is correct, or that some state or event exists, has existed or will. Attitude: categorization of a stimulus object along an evaluative dimension - cognitive, affective and behavioural components. Sum of a set of beliefs about an attitude object. Beliefs are about certainty, attitudes are about favorable or unfavorable evaluations based on beliefs. Utilitarian function: it is adaptive to like those things that grow us closer to our goal. Evaluating ability of an object to meet our goals and needs, provide reward. Social adaptation function: adopting view of group helps us maintain good and minimize punishment relationships with others. Economy function: treating all instances of a thing or event as identical makes it easier to deal with new instances; attitudes gives us a sense of control over our environment. Expressive, self realizing function: allows you to maintain a certain image; expressing internal sense of self.
