Name three methods that make attitudes change?

Question

Those are great answers, but i,m doing social science.

Answer 1

1- A person receives new info from others or media- Cognitive change.

2- Through direct experience with the attitude object- Affective change.

3- Force a person to behave in a way different than normal- Behavioral change.

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Cognitive Consistency Theories of Attitude Change

1- BALANCE THEORY


1)This theory was first developed by Fritz Heider.

2 )Basically it is an interpersonal theory of consistency.

Unit formation and denial of unit formation (+1, -1)

Liking and disliking (+1, -1)

3 ) Balance exist when you like a person you are associated with (+1 x +1), or dislike a person you are not associated with (-1 x -1).

4 ) Imbalance exists when you dislike a person you are associated with (+1 x -1) or like a person with whom you are not associated with (-1 x +1)

5) Imbalance is stressful and you will tend to change one of the cognitive components.


2-CONGRUITY THEORY

1) This theory was developed by Osgood and Tannenbaum.

2) It deals with attitudes (evaluations) and relationships

3 ) Attitudes are measured on a 7 point scale from +3 to -3.

4 ) Attitudes are always toward some object.

5 ) Objects may become linked in our mind, that is form a bond. There are two types of bonds:

Associative (positive link between objects)

Dissociative (negative link between objects)

6) These links are similar to unit formation in the Balance model of Heider.

7) Congruity exists when our evaluation of (attitude toward) two objects that are associatively bonded are identical in magnitude and direction. We like the Democratic Party (+2), and we like National Health Insurance (+2) and we learn that the Democratic Party endorses National Health Insurance (Associative Bond).

8)Congruity also exists when our evaluation of (attitude toward) two objects that are dissociatively bonded are identical in magnitude and opposite in direction. We like the Democratic Party (+2), and we dislike Multinational Companies (-2) and we learn that the Democratic Party rejects Multinational Companies (Dissociative Bond).

9) Incongruity exists when our evaluation of (attitude toward) two objects that are associatively bonded are not identical in magnitude. We like the Democratic Party (+2), and we like Election Reform (+1) and we learn that the Democratic Party endorses Election Reform (Associative Bond).

10 ) Incongruity also exists when our evaluation of (attitude toward) two objects that are dissociatively bonded are not identical in magnitude. We like the Democratic Party (+2), and we dislike Continuation of Tax Advantages (-1) and we learn that the Democratic Party rejects Continuation of Tax Advantages (Dissociative Bond).

11 ) When there is incongruity people feel the effects and are motivated to change their attitudes to make them congruent. Both attitudes change. The weaker attitude changes more, the stronger attitude changes less. Attitudes do not change direction (sign).

12 ) Let stronger attitude magnitude = S, weaker attitude magnitude = W (no signs, absolute values). Then S (before change) becomes (after change) S-((W/(S+W))*(S-W)), and W (before change) becomes (after change) W+((S/(S+W))*(S-W)). Signs of the new values are the same as the signs of the old values.

13) When there is a dissociative bond between two attitudes with the same sign, or an associative bond between two attitudes with opposite sign, the theory does not apply. We tend to not belive the bond in this case.

- Work examples



3- (COGNITIVE) DISSONANCE THEORY

1) This theory was proposed by Leon Festinger, and has generated more research and controversy than any other cognitive consistency theory because of its ability to make non-obvious predictions.

2) Two cognitive elements can stand in relationship to each other as consonant (one implies the other), dissonant (one implies the opposite of the other) or irrelevance (one has no implication for the other)

3 ) Dissonance is distressful and we seek to reduce it.

4 ) Magnitude of dissonance is a function of

4.1 Importance of the items:

4.2 The number of cognitive elements involved.

5 )Dissonance can be reduced by

5.1 changing the behavioral element.

5.2 change the attitudinal element.

5.3 add cognitive elements consonant with the behavioral element.

5.4 change the importance of the cognitive or behavioral elements.

Answer 2

Judaism was the first religions to ban homosexuality in a time when you could rape or murder your slaves, both male and female. Christianity ban's the beating of slaves and wives. The New Testament was written in the Roman Empire, an actual, factual second Sodom and Gomorrah. Jesus outlines a brand of altruism that rivals socialism in a place where there were more slaves than free men. Who really cares if there are similarities in the religious of the Middle East and the Mediterranean?

Answer 3

I'm assuming that you asking this question in regards to yourself as it is virtually impossible to change someone else's attitude.

First of all you must recognize why your attitude should change or why you want to change it.

Second You must have a very strong desire to make the attitude change.

Third, you just flat do it----not easy but just do it.

Answer 4

Methods?

clinical help
rehab
anger management

means of changing ones attitude would be:

Getting no response from having an attitude.

Acknowledging that you have an attitude.

asking yourself "how's that working for you?"

Answer 5

Firstly, accept yourself the way you are and be thankful to God forit. Second; accept others the way they are and do not complain to God. Third; accept your surrounding the way they are and be thankful

Most of the problems of attitude occur because you are not happppy with the way things are. Remember, what we see and what we do is all pre ordained. What you do is because of a thought that occured to you. hence you are not the doer, in fact you are the non doer.

Answer 6

Money, Happiness, New Relationship

Answer 7

Experience, Environment, and Popular opinion.

Answer 8

Alchohol
Drugs
Rehab

Answer 9

Reward
Punishment
Self awareness

Answer 10

Praise, gratification, accomplishment