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dc.contributor.advisorLord, Charles G.
dc.contributor.authorPaulson, Renè Marieen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-11T15:11:34Z
dc.date.available2019-10-11T15:11:34Z
dc.date.created2004en_US
dc.date.issued2004en_US
dc.identifieraleph-1059995en_US
dc.identifierMicrofilm Diss. 846.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/34875
dc.description.abstractPast research has found that attitudes are only modest predictors of behavior (Eagly & Chaiken, 1993; Schuman & Johnson, 1976; Wicker, 1969). One explanation for low attitude-behavior correlations involves the cognitive representation of an individual's attitude. Attitude Representation Theory (ART) predicts higher attitude-behavior consistency when the cognitive representation associated with an attitude matches rather than mismatches the cognitive representation associated with the behavior (Lord & Lepper, 1999). The proposed research investigated the actions component of attitudes. Previous work has addressed the specificity of attitude-relevant behaviors. Actions, however, differ in more ways than their specificity. One important way that actions differ is on their activity level. The present studies extended the matching hypothesis and the moderating effects of attitude-behavior consistency by showing that matches in the activity level of the attitude relevant actions and the behavioral measures elicited greater attitude-behavior consistency than mismatches and that it was possible to manipulate attitude action activity levels. When people associate active actions with their attitudes, they behave more predictively in situations that afford opportunity for active than passive ways of showing their attitudes. When they associate passive actions with their attitudes, they behave more predictively in situations that afford opportunity for passive than active ways of showing their attitudes. Evaluation may be the most important dimension of attitudes, but activity is important as well (Tesser, & Martin, 1996).
dc.format.extent2 volumes : illustrationsen_US
dc.format.mediumFormat: Printen_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.relation.ispartofTexas Christian University dissertationen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAS38.P3857en_US
dc.subject.lcshAttitude (Psychology)en_US
dc.subject.lcshHuman behavioren_US
dc.subject.lcshPrediction (Psychology)en_US
dc.titleThe effects of attitude action activity on the attitude-behavior relationshipen_US
dc.typeTexten_US
etd.degree.departmentDepartment of Psychology
etd.degree.levelDoctoral
local.collegeCollege of Science and Engineering
local.departmentPsychology
local.academicunitDepartment of Psychology
dc.type.genreDissertation
local.subjectareaPsychology
dc.identifier.callnumberMain Stacks: AS38 .P3857
dc.identifier.callnumberSpecial Collections: AS38 .P3857 (Non-Circulating)
etd.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy
etd.degree.grantorTexas Christian University


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