TY - BOOK AU - Maio, Gregory R TI - The Psychology of Attitudes and Attitude Change SN - 9781412929745 U1 - O17 PY - 2009/// CY - London PB - Sage Publications, Inc N1 - includes index and biblioraphy; Section 1 Why Do Attitudes Matter? 1 1 What are Attitudes and How are They Measured? 3 What is an Attitude? 3 A Short History of Attitudes Research 5 How are Attitudes Measured? 10 2 The Three Witches of Attitudes 24 The First Witch - Attitude Content 24 The Second Witch - Attitude Structure 34 The Third Witch - Attitude Functions 38 Making a Better Brew: Linking Attitude Content,Structure, and Function 41 Section 2 What Do Attitudes Do? 45 3 The Influence of Attitudes on Information Processing and Behavior 47 The Influence of Attitudes on Information Processing 48 The Influence of Attitudes on Behavior 55 4 How Do Attitudes Influence Behavior? 67 The Theory of Reasoned Action and the Theory of Planned Behavior 68 Issues Relevant to the Reasoned Action Framework 70 The "MODE" Model 77 The Composite Attitude-Behavior Model 82 Section 3 What Shapes Attitudes? 5 Cognitive Influences on Attitudes The Close Connection Between Beliefs and Attitudes Incentives to Change Processing Stages Cognitive Responses Different Processes: To Think or Not to Think One Process or Two? Meta-Cognitions 6 Affective Influences on Attitudes The Close Connection Between Feeling and Attitudes Exposure Emotion Learning Mood Effects on Attitude Judgments Emotion Effects on Attitude Judgments 7 Behavioral Influences on Attitudes Why Did I Do That? Behavioral Exploration Role Playing Self-Perception Cognitive Dissonance 8 Basic Principles in How Attitudes are Shaped Difficulty in Identifying the Basic Principles of Persuasion Principle 1: Influence by Silly Things Principle 2: Influence by Motivation and Ability Principle 3: Influence by a Common Language Principle 4: Influence by the Unknown Other Potential Principles Principles from Another Point of View Section 4 What More Is There To Learn? 9 The Internal World Implicit Windows into Attitudes Let`s Get Physical: The Effects of Body Movements on Attitudes Revealing the Biological Underpinnings of Attitudes Nuerological Processes Underlying Attitudes Attitudes over the Lifespan 10 The External World Time Relationships Groups Culture The External World: An Aerial View 11 Adding to the Witches` Brew The Three Witches Revisited Potions Relevant to All Three Witches General Issues Stirring the Brew ER -