The Psychology of Attitudes and Attitude Change
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Chapter 4: How do Attitudes Influence Behavior?
1. Which of the following is a prominent model of attitude-behavior relations?
- Fishbein and Azjen’s (1975) Theory of Reasoned Action
- Fazio’s (1990) MODE Model
- Eagly and Chaiken’s (1993, 1998) Composite Model
- all of these
Answer: D
2. Which is NOT a component in the Theory of Planned Behavior (Azjen, 1991)?
- behavioral intention
- self-efficacy
- attitude towards the behavior
- subjective norm
Answer: B
3. The Theory of Planned Behavior was created by Azjen (1991) when what concept was added to the Theory of Reasoned Action?
- perceived behavioral control
- self-confidence
- attitude towards attitude object
- external influencers
Answer: A
4. Which of the following statements is true?
- The Theory of Planned Behavior indicates that attitudes are only one of several psychological variables that shape behavior.
- The Theory of Planned Behavior proposes that attitudes shape subjective norms, which in turn shape intentions to act.
- Numerous studies have obtained correlations that suggest the Theories of Planned Behavior is a complete explanation of deliberative behavior.
- all of these
Answer: A
5. According to Ybarra and Trafimow’s (1998) studies on private/collective-self beliefs, ______
- collective-self belief has no impact on predicting behaviors
- making salient a person’s private-self causes subjective norms to have a greater impact than attitudes in forming behavioral intentions
- making salient a person’s collective-self causes subjective norms to have a greater impact than attitudes in forming behavioral intentions
- all of these
Answer: C
6. What are implementation intentions?
- plans for deciding when to deliberate about behavior or act spontaneously
- “if-then” plans that specify a behavior that a person will need to perform in order to achieve a goal
- mindsets that focus an individual on specifying where, when, and how an attitude is made salient
- “if-then” plans that specify a behavior that a person will need to perform in order to achieve a goal, and mindsets that focus an individual on specifying where, when, and how an attitude is made salient
Answer: B
7. Which of the following variables does NOT contribute uniquely to the prediction of intentions and behavior?
- personal need for satisfaction
- anticipated negative self-conscious emotion
- short-term memory recall speed
- individual differences in self-efficacy
Answer: C
8. According to Wilson, Dunn, Kraft, and Lisle (1989), “analyzing reasons for attitudes actually can cause attitude change.” When is this effect more likely to occur?
- when people possess a lot of knowledge about the attitude object
- when people lack knowledge about the attitude object
- when dealing only with negative attitudes towards an attitude object
- when dealing only with positive attitudes towards an attitude object
Answer: B
9. In Alice Eagly and Shelly Chaiken’s (1993, 1998) composite model of attitude-behavior relations, which statement is NOT true?
- There is a link between attitudes, intentions, and behavior.
- Attitude–behavior relations are impacted by habits, attitudes toward targets and utilitarian outcomes.
- Attitude–behavior relations are unaffected by normative outcomes.
- Attitude–behavior relations are impacted by self-identity outcomes.
Answer: C
10. Holland et al. (2006) found that the correlation between recycling behavior before their implementation intention intervention and two months after the intervention was close to ______.
- 0
- +1
- –1
- –.3
Answer: A