Attitudes, Beliefs & Consistency 11
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CONSISTENCYCONSISTENCYCONSISTENCYCONSISTENCYSubject : Social Psychology (MPF 1703)
Date : 29 November 2011Lecturer : Prof. Madya Dr. Azizi bin Yahaya
Group Members:
1) Wan Mas Aini binti Mohd Idrus2) Nur Aida binti Alias 3) Siti Salimah binti Abdul Hamid4) Siti Rohani binti Mahat
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CONSISTENCY BETWEEN ATTITUDE & BEHAVIOR
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CONSISTENCY BETWEEN ATTITUDE & BEHAVIOR
• Attitudes can be affected when confronted with social
pressures.
• A study was conducted by R. LaPiere (1930) published in
the journal Social Forcesthe journal Social Forces
• It showed an example of inconsistency
Chinese coupleWhite professor
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CONSISTENCY BETWEEN ATTITUDE & BEHAVIOR
A white professor traveled in US with a young Chinese couple.
At that time, prejudice against Asian was strong.
They stopped at over 200 hotels, motels and restaurants without any hassles.
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CONSISTENCY BETWEEN ATTITUDE & BEHAVIOR
Later, a letter was sent to all the businesses that they visited.
They were asked if they would be willing to provide services to a willing to provide services to a Chinese couples.
From 128 replies, 92% said they WOULD NOT serve them.
Conclusion – they displayed behavior that far different from their actual beliefs.
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CONSISTENCY BETWEEN ATTITUDE & BEHAVIOR
• When confronted with situation, people often
do things they don’t like
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CONSISTENCY BETWEEN ATTITUDE & BEHAVIOR
• Peer pressure can induce actions that aren’t
consistent with what you believe.
• E.g.