The Possible Conditions Under Which Attitudes Will Predict Behaviour Are

question 86

Multiple Choice

The possible conditions under which attitudes will predict behaviour are:

• A)When we maximize other influences on our attitude statements and our behaviour.
• B)When the attitude is not relevant to the observed behaviour.
• C)When the attitude is potent.
• D)When the attitude is weak and not on one's mind.

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Definitions:

Cocktail Party Effect

The brain's ability to focus one's auditory attention on a particular stimulus while filtering out a range of other stimuli, as when a person can focus on a single conversation in a noisy room.

Inattentional Blindness

A cognitive phenomenon where an individual fails to perceive an unexpected stimulus in plain sight, due to their focus being engaged on another task or aspect of the environment.

Dual Processing

The principle that information is often simultaneously processed on separate conscious and unconscious tracks in the mind.

Blindsight

A condition in which a person can respond to visual stimuli without consciously perceiving them, typically due to damage to the primary visual cortex.