PSYC 215 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Horoscope, Hillary Clinton, List Of Knot Terminology

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 215
• Professor: John Lydon

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: ppl w/ pro-environment attitude will more like vote green. Environmentally minded ppl who drive gas- guzzling cars can convince themselves that it doesn"t contribute much to pollution. The influence of attitudes on behavior is a bit weaker than we suspect & the influence of behavior on attitudes is stronger than we suspect. Give ppl a nudge to behave in a certain way = attitudes typically follow. Attitudes are often poor predictors of behavior - depending on the circumstances. Attitude: evaluation of an object in a positive/negative way including the 3 elements of affect, cognition and behavior: affect: degree of appreciation of smtg, positive/negative emotion /b smtg, cognitions: reinforce ppl"s feelings /b smtg. Knowledge & beliefs, ass. / memories, images w/ smtg: behaviors: behavioral tendency to approach vs avoid smtg. When attitudes are primed, ppl are + likely to act within the attitude.