Cognitive Dissonance Theory Best Explains the Relationship Between Attitudes and Behaviour

question 172

True/False

Cognitive dissonance theory best explains the relationship between attitudes and behaviour when counterattitudinal behaviours do not threaten one's self-worth or when the attitudes that are initially held are weak or unclear.

Understand the influence of gender on perceptions and strategies of crime prevention and victimization.

Explore the role of societal norms and values, such as hegemonic values and the chivalry hypothesis, in the treatment and perception of crime and deviance.

Examine the critique of legal systems through critical legal studies, feminist legal theory, and critical race theory.

Comprehend Merton’s social adaptations and their application to real-life scenarios of deviance and conformity.

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Definitions:

Mental Resources

Cognitive capacities and energy available to an individual for executing tasks, processing information, and making decisions.

Kahneman

Daniel Kahneman is a psychologist known for his work on the psychology of judgment and decision-making, as well as behavioral economics, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.

Inattentional Blindness

The phenomenon where an individual fails to perceive an unexpected stimulus that is in plain sight, due to focusing attention on another task, event, or object.

Counting Task

A cognitive task requiring individuals to count objects, stimuli, or events, often used to assess attention, speed, and working memory.