revision to powerpoint on attitudes

Objectives::

Objectives: Lecture 1 Introduction to Attitude Think of what an attitude means to you. After listening to me explain the definition of an attitude, begin thinking about how the definition compares to your original thoughts of what an attitude is. Pause the lecture, if needed and generate some personal examples of your own attitudes. Do they fall into the three categories of an attitude? Are your examples considered an attitude based on the definition?

Definition:

Definition Attitude is a learned predisposition to respond favorably or unfavorably toward some attitude object

Breaking it down:

Breaking it down Attitudes are learned Predisposition Represent favorable and unfavorable evaluations of things Things Things Things!!!

Functions of Attitudes:

Functions of Attitudes Object Appraisal(Summarize the positive/ negative of objects) Social Adjustment(Deals with people) Externalization(The self)

References:

References Why we evaluate: Functions of attitudes ( 2000). Gregory R. Maio, James M. Olson (Eds.), . Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers.