PSYCH 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Gordon Allport, Psych, Belief Perseverance
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Dissonance is marked by both arousal and unpleasant arousal. People expect each other to be consistent. The drive toward consistency most likely involves both parts of the duplex mind. Automatic system learns to detect inconsistencies and send out alarm signals (distress, arousal) Deliberate system finds more resolution to the inconsistency by thinking about how to rationalize or rethink things. Attitude is the most important concept in psychology. A-b problem: problem of inconsistency between attitudes (a) and. Attitudes predict specific behavior, but must measure very specific attitudes. Combining attitudes across many different behaviors on different occasions. Broad attitudes can influence specific behaviors when interpreted here- and-now. How easily the attitude comes to mind. Subjective norms: perceptions about whether significant others think they should perform the behavior. Perceived behavioral control: person"s beliefs about whether they can perform the behavior. Once belief form, they are resistant to change, even if the information on. Belief and coping which they are based is discredited.
