ATTENUATION THEORY
a part of the filter theory of attention, which proposes that unattended messages are attenuated (i.e., processed weakly) but not…
ATTENUATOR
refers to a calibrated device that accurately controls the intensity of tones or lights on electronic instruments, such as audiometers,…
ATTITUDE CHANGE
any alteration in the strength or content of an attitude. This may result from active attempts by others to change…
ATTITUDE MEASURE
a procedure in which individuals' attitudes and responses are assigned quantitative values. Several broad categories of this type of measure…
ATTITUDE OBJECT
any targets of judgment, including people, places, and things, that have an attitude or opinion associated with it.
ATTITUDE SCALE
a measure or assessment used to assess an attitude - usually for the purpose of comparison.
ATTITUDE SYSTEM
a set of two or more attitudes about the same factor that are associated in memory. Attitude systems can be…
ATTITUDE THERAPY
a treatment that emphasizes the evaluation of current attitudes in terms of the origins of the attitudes, the purpose these…
ATTITUDE-BEHAVIOR CONSISTENCY
the extent to which a person's behavior is consistent with his or her attitude associated with that object. Positive attitudes…
ATTITUDE-CONGENIALITY MEMORY EFFECT
the tendency or bias to remember information that is consistent with an already-held attitude better than information that is inconsistent…
ATTITUDE-RELEVANT KNOWLEDGE
information directly associated with an attitude object that is triggered in memory (via schemas) when encountering the object. Attitude relevant…
ATTITUDE-STRENGTH-RELATED BELIEF
a belief about an attitude or attitude object that is associated with the strength of the same attitude.
ATTITUDINAL GROUP
1. an set, of individuals who are highly similar in their attitudes toward a given subject, for example, members of…
ATTITUDINAL REFLEX
an innate reflex that puts an animal in a position to make a complex response - for example, preparing to…
ATTRACTION
n. 1. in social psychology, the natural feeling of being drawn to other individuals and desiring their company. This is…
ATTRACTION RELATIONS
refers to patterns of liking-disliking, acceptance-rejection, and inclusion-exclusion among members of a given group. Such patterns may also be known…
ATTRACTION-SELECTION-ATTRITION MODEL (ASA MODEL)
in industrial and organizational psychology, a model proposing that (a) people are attracted to organizations that hold values that are…
ATTRACTOR DYNAMICS
an approach to analyzing the interaction of goals, feedback, and the environment - especially in the evolution of a movement…