SOC PSY 1Z03 COMPLETE EXAM REVIEW
WITH FULL SOLUTIONS
●● Evaluations
Answer: The evaluative or affective component
"It's really boring" shows their dissatisfaction with the class
●● Cognitions
Answer: An attitude is based on a set of cognitions associated with the
attitude object
ie. They may not like this class because of its content and the who it's
taught by
●● Behavioural disposition
Answer: The behavioural tendency towards the object
"It's boring" implies a tendency to avoid the class
●● Attitude
Answer: An attitude is a mental state that exists in a person's mind
♤They can be explicit or implicit
,♤Ie. "I have no doubt that the earth is flat-just take a look at the earth is
flat - just take a look at the horizon"
●● Explicit Attitudes
Answer: attitudes that are at the conscious level, are deliberately formed
and are easy to self-report.
●● Implicit attitudes
Answer: are attitudes that are at the unconscious level, are involuntarily
formed and are typically unknown to us.
●● Implicit Attitudes Test (IAT)
Answer: For social scientists to fully explore the impact of implicit
attitudes on social life, they measure them through the Implicit
Associations Test (IAT), a computerized test that measures individuals'
response latencies when they encounter attitude-consistent and attitude-
inconsistent stimuli.
●● Affect-Based Attitudes
Answer: Has to relate to feelings and emotions, the "scared" indicates
that tis an affective attitude as it relates to your feelings and emotions
●● Cognition-Based Attitudes
,Answer: A belief or knowledge forms the attitude
More reason, more logical
ie. Buying a hybrid card i8s not because of its appearance, you buy it
because it is functional and will save you money in the long run
●● Instrumental Conditioning
Answer: The process through which an individual learns a behaviour in
response to a stimulus to obtain a reward or avoid a punishment.
♤Direct experience
♤Positive or negative forms attitude
●● Classical Conditioning
Answer: We can acquire attitudes and prejudices toward objects through
classical conditioning, in which a stimulus gradually elicits a response
through repeated association with other stimuli
●● Observational Learning
Answer: Attitudes from from observing others
Agents of Socialization
, ●● Functions of Attitudes
Answer: ♤Heuristic
Attitudes providing an efficient means of understanding objects once the
attitudes are formed
♤Sense of Self and Self-Worth
Tend to adopt attitudes that are in-tune with our identities
♤Provides Self-Protection
We may adopt certain attitudes to protect our self-image or self-worth
●● Structure of Attitudes
Answer: ♤Cognitive Consistency
Consistency among a person's cognitions (beliefs and attitudes) is
widespread.
Ie. If you have liberal political values, you probably favour housing
assistance programs for people living in poverty.
♤Balance Theory
Balance theory assesses the relationships among three cognitive
elements and suggests ways to resolve imbalance.
WITH FULL SOLUTIONS
●● Evaluations
Answer: The evaluative or affective component
"It's really boring" shows their dissatisfaction with the class
●● Cognitions
Answer: An attitude is based on a set of cognitions associated with the
attitude object
ie. They may not like this class because of its content and the who it's
taught by
●● Behavioural disposition
Answer: The behavioural tendency towards the object
"It's boring" implies a tendency to avoid the class
●● Attitude
Answer: An attitude is a mental state that exists in a person's mind
♤They can be explicit or implicit
,♤Ie. "I have no doubt that the earth is flat-just take a look at the earth is
flat - just take a look at the horizon"
●● Explicit Attitudes
Answer: attitudes that are at the conscious level, are deliberately formed
and are easy to self-report.
●● Implicit attitudes
Answer: are attitudes that are at the unconscious level, are involuntarily
formed and are typically unknown to us.
●● Implicit Attitudes Test (IAT)
Answer: For social scientists to fully explore the impact of implicit
attitudes on social life, they measure them through the Implicit
Associations Test (IAT), a computerized test that measures individuals'
response latencies when they encounter attitude-consistent and attitude-
inconsistent stimuli.
●● Affect-Based Attitudes
Answer: Has to relate to feelings and emotions, the "scared" indicates
that tis an affective attitude as it relates to your feelings and emotions
●● Cognition-Based Attitudes
,Answer: A belief or knowledge forms the attitude
More reason, more logical
ie. Buying a hybrid card i8s not because of its appearance, you buy it
because it is functional and will save you money in the long run
●● Instrumental Conditioning
Answer: The process through which an individual learns a behaviour in
response to a stimulus to obtain a reward or avoid a punishment.
♤Direct experience
♤Positive or negative forms attitude
●● Classical Conditioning
Answer: We can acquire attitudes and prejudices toward objects through
classical conditioning, in which a stimulus gradually elicits a response
through repeated association with other stimuli
●● Observational Learning
Answer: Attitudes from from observing others
Agents of Socialization
, ●● Functions of Attitudes
Answer: ♤Heuristic
Attitudes providing an efficient means of understanding objects once the
attitudes are formed
♤Sense of Self and Self-Worth
Tend to adopt attitudes that are in-tune with our identities
♤Provides Self-Protection
We may adopt certain attitudes to protect our self-image or self-worth
●● Structure of Attitudes
Answer: ♤Cognitive Consistency
Consistency among a person's cognitions (beliefs and attitudes) is
widespread.
Ie. If you have liberal political values, you probably favour housing
assistance programs for people living in poverty.
♤Balance Theory
Balance theory assesses the relationships among three cognitive
elements and suggests ways to resolve imbalance.
