Attitude

=Attitude:=

"An attitude is a learned, stable and relatively enduring evaluation of a person, object or idea that can affect an individual’s behaviour." //- Gordon Allport (1935)// =Tricomponent Model:=

=﻿Cognitive Dissonance:=

TERMS ANDDEFINITIONS members of a specific social group || particular group that causes them to appear more similar than they really are || CONTACT || Interactions between those who hold a stereotype and those who are the target of the stereotype || CONTACT || Prolonged and involved co-operation between those who hold a stereotype and those who are the target of the stereotype || GOALS || Shared goals that can only be achieved by working with others and which are more important than an individual’s goal || individual goals || BELIEF || The belief that people get what they deserve in life || PROPHECY || An expectation that causes us to behave in a way that makes the expectation come true || have the same rights as others || (cognitive), feelings of fear, envy or hostility (effective) and actions of discrimination (behavioural) based on gender || (cognitive), feelings of fear, envy or hostility (effective) and actions of discrimination (behavioural) based on age || (cognitive), feelings of fear, envy or hostility (effective) and actions of discrimination (behavioural) based on race/ethnicity || without obvious differences in power or status || INTERVENTIONS || Learned skills and behaviours that can be used to fight prejudice || Group || other group members || on their ability to reward a person who behaves according to their expectation || their ability to punish a person for failing to behave according to their expectation || the belief that they represent an official group that has power || we refer for direction because we hold them as a role model and want to be like them || their knowledge of and training in a specific area || experiment and behaves according to a role rather than behaving naturally || individuals that affects their opportunity to interact || CONFORMITY || Accepting the behaviours of the group because they are part of your own personal beliefs || CONFORMITY || Accepting the behaviours of the group when they are present, but not personally believing in them || norms of behaviour || INFLUENCE || The impact of the standards set by the group on an individual’s behaviour || CULTURE || A culture that values group needs or interests over individual needs or interests || CULTURE || A culture that values the needs of the individual over the needs of the cultural group || shared by a group || INFLUENCE || The cues supplied by the social environment or situation that helps the individual adapt their behaviour to fit with the behaviour of those around them || a person to lose a sense of responsibility for their actions and ignore the possible consequences of their actions || in a group reduce their effort because they feel other members are not putting contributing enough || effort in a group || in a group reduce their effort because they feel they can get away with it because other group members are contributing enough || to behave according to group norms || members are expected to follow﻿ ||
 * PREJUDICE || A negative emotional attitude held towards
 * STEREOTYPES || Oversimplified images of people who belong to a
 * INTERGROUP
 * SUSTAINED
 * SUPERORDINATE
 * MUTUAL INTERDEPENDENCE || Depending on each other to meet each person’s
 * JUST-WORLD
 * SELF-FULFILLING
 * DISCRIMINATION || The unequal treatment of people who should
 * SEXISM || An attitude composed of negative thoughts
 * AGEISM || An attitude composed of negative thoughts
 * RACISM || An attitude composed of negative thoughts
 * EQUALITY || Social interaction that occurs at the same level,
 * COGNITIVE
 * STATUS || A person’s position (linked to a role) in the
 * SOCIAL POWER || The amount of influence a person has on
 * REWARD POWER || A form of social power held by a person based
 * COERCIVE POWER || A form of social power held by a person based on
 * LEGITIMATE POWER || A form of social power held by a person based on
 * REFERENT POWER || A form of social power held by a person to whom
 * EXPERT POWER || A form of social power held by a person based on
 * OBEDIENCE || Following a direct command to do something ||
 * CONFEDERATE || A person who poses as a participant in an
 * SOCIAL PROXIMITY || The social and physical distance between
 * PRIVATE
 * PUBLIC
 * CONFORMITY || Changing your behaviour to fit with the group
 * NORMATIVE
 * COLLECTIVIST
 * INDIVIDUALISTIC
 * CULTURE || The patterns of behaviour, beliefs and values
 * INFORMATIONAL
 * UNANIMITY || Total agreement on an issue by all group members ||
 * DEINDIVIDUATION || The loss of personal identity and inhibition, causing
 * SUCKER EFFECT || A form of social loafing that occurs when individuals
 * SOCIAL LOAFING || The tendency for an individual to reduce their
 * FREE RIDER EFFECT || A form of social loafing that occurs when individuals
 * PEER PRESSURE || Actual or implied pressure by others around you
 * GROUP NORMS || Standards of behaviour set by a group that