1st Edition
Attitudes and Attitude Change
Section 1: Introduction. R. Prislin, W.D. Crano, Attitudes and Attitude Change: The Fourth Peak. Section 2: Attitudes, Nature, and Measurement. D. Albarracin, W. Wang, H. Li, K. Noguchi, Structure of Attitudes: Judgments, Memory, and Implications for Change. N. Schwarz, Attitude Measurement. T. Devos, Implicit Attitudes 101: Theoretical and Empirical Insights. Section 3: Attitudes: Origins and Formation. E. Walther, T. Langer, Attitude Formation and Change Through Association: An Evaluative Conditioning Account. M.A. Olson, R.V. Kendrick, Origins of Attitudes. J.P. Forgas, The Role of Affect in Attitudes and Attitude Change. Section 4: Attitudes: Change and Resistance. G. Bohner, H.-P. Erb, F. Siebler, Information Processing Approaches to Persuasion: Integrating Assumptions from the Dual and Single-Processing Perspectives. S.E. Watt, G.R. Maio, G. Haddock, B.T. Johnson, Attitude Functions in Persuasion: Matching, Involvement, Self-Affirmation, and Hierarchy. Section 5: Attitudes: Beyond Evaluation. Z.L. Tormala, A New Framework for Resistance to Persuasion: The Resistance Appraisals Hypothesis. J.N. Bassili, Attitude Strength. M. Connor, C.J. Armitage, Attitudinal Ambivalence. Section 6: Attitudes: Mutual Impacts of Beliefs and Behaviors. I. Ajzen, N. Gilbert Cote, Attitudes and the Prediction of Behavior. J. Stone, N.C. Fernandez, How Behavior Shapes Attitudes: Cognitive Dissonance Processes. Section 7: Attitudes: The Social Context. J.R. Smith, M.A. Hogg, Social Identity and Attitudes. R. Martin, M. Hewstone, P.Y. Martin, A. Gardikiotis, Persuasion from Minority and Majority Groups. P. Wesley Schultz, J.J. Tabanico, T. Rendon, Normative Beliefs as Agents of Influence: Basic Processes and Real-World Applications.
Biography
Radmila Prislin, William D. Crano
"The text covers an impressive array of topics in attitudes research in a comprehensive yet succinct manner. The chapters provide cutting-edge research in the field of attitudes. This text does an impressive job of demonstrating that, just as it has for much of the history of social psychology, attitude research continues to thrive." - PsycCRITIQUES, Karen Wilson, Vol. 54, Release 25, Article 8
