This third edition explores the scientific methods that are used to better understand attitudes and how they change, updated to reflect the flurry of research activity in this dynamic subject over the past few years. Providing the fundamental concepts for understanding attitudes, with a balanced consideration of all approaches, the book pulls together many diverse threads from research across the world.

Key features:

Research highlights illustrate interesting and important case studies and their findings
Recap 'What we have learned' and 'What do you think?' questions at the end of chapters get students thinking
Key terms and a glossary help students get up to speed with terminology
Even more international in scope - with research drawn from many countries and a stronger European perspective
New research in areas such as hypocrisy, persuasion, matching and evaluative conditioning has been considered and included, showing the flourishing nature of this subject area
Online resources including multiple choice questions, journal articles and flashcards for students, and PowerPoint slides and essay questions for lecturers to use for teaching ideas, available at study.sagepub.com/psychofattitudes3e

Autorentext

Gregory R. Maio is Head of Department of Psychology at the University of Bath, UK. He is interested in social values (e.g., equality, freedom, helpfulness), attitudes, and emotional processes. Gregory's principal interests at the moment are projects examining psychological connections between values and behaviour (including the adoption of a healthy lifestyle) and adult mental representations of children.

Inhalt

PART I: Why Do Attitudes Matter?
Chapter 1: What are Attitudes and How are They Measured?
Chapter 2: The Three Witches of Attitude
PART II: What Do Attitudes Do?
Chapter 3: The Influence of Attitudes on Information Processing and Behavior
Chapter 4: How Do Attitudes Influence Behavior?
PART III: What Shapes Attitudes?
Chapter 5: Cognitive Influences on Attitudes
Chapter 6: Affective Influences on Attitudes
Chapter 7: Behavioral Influences on Attitudes
Chapter 8: Basic Principles in How Attitudes are Shaped
PART IV: What More is There to Learn?
Chapter 9: The Internal World
Chapter 10: The External World
Chapter 11: An Eye to the Future