PSYC 241 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Listerine, Stereotype Threat, Gender Role
27 Sep 2013
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Some attitudes come from our genes, that s why identical twins share more attitudes than fraternal twins. Attitudes are indirectly related to our genetic makeup because they re related to temperament and personality, which are directly related to your genes: ex. People inherited a temperament and personality from their parents that made them like jazz more than rock-and-roll. Cognitively based attitudes are based primarily about the properties of an attitude object: ex. How many miles to the gallon of a car. Affectively based attitude is based more on emotions and values than on objective appraisal of pluses and minuses: ex. Liking a car regardless of how many miles it has. People s feelings about abortion, death penalty, and premarital sex are often based more on their values than on a cold examination of the facts: liking the taste of chocolate even though it has a lot of calories.
