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Attitudes, Beliefs And Social Cognition

NIOS · Class 10 · Psychology

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Topics in Attitudes, Beliefs And Social Cognition

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1. Nature of Attitudes

  • Attitudes are favourable or unfavourable evaluations of people, objects and situations.
  • Attitudes are communicated in statements such as 'I like mangoes'.
  • Attitudes have three components: cognitive, affective and behavioural.
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2. Functions of Attitudes

  • Attitudes serve four functions.
  • They help understand the world around us.
  • They help describe the social groups we belong to.
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3. Formation of Attitudes

  • Attitudes are learnt through interaction with others and personal experiences.
  • Direct contact involves classical conditioning.
  • Repeated pairing of an object with a feeling can create an attitude.
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4. Change of Attitudes

  • Attitudes once formed are difficult to change, but change is possible.
  • Attitude change depends on the communicator, the message and the target person.
  • The communicator should be an expert, trustworthy, attractive and similar to the receiver.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Attitudes, beliefs and social cognition

AttitudesBeliefsSocial cognitionAttitude formationAttitude changeAttitude-behaviour relationshipSchemasAttribution

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