Why Are Affectively Based Attitudes So Resistant to Logical Persuasive

question 99

Multiple Choice

Why are affectively based attitudes so resistant to logical persuasive attempts to change them?

• A) Affectively based attitudes are rooted in counterfactual thinking.
• B) Affectively based attitudes are acquired by automatic processes.
• C) Affectively based attitudes are the result of the same illogical source.
• D) Affectively based attitudes are often linked to values, which are difficult to change.
• E) Affectively based attitudes are governed by knowledge of the issues.

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Definitions:

Habituation

The decrease in response to a stimulus after repeated exposure, indicating a form of learning or adaptation.

Learning Curve

A graphical representation of how an increase in learning comes from greater experience; or, the concept that practice can make tasks easier and more efficient over time.

Unconditioned Response

An automatic, natural reaction to a stimulus that occurs without prior learning or conditioning.

Conditioned Reflex

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that becomes elicited by the stimulus through repeated pairings with an unconditioned stimulus.