writings about psychology

1. ATTITUDES

a. What are attitudes?

b. Attitude measurement

c. Attitudes and behaviour

2. ATTITUDE CHANGE

a. Cognitive dissonance

b. Persuasive communication

c. Dual processing model

1. SOCIAL PERCEPTION

a. First Impressions

b. Central Traits

c. Cultural Differences

d. Social Schema

2. ATTRIBUTION

a. Theories

1. Correspondent inference theory

2. Covariance model

3. Causal schemata

b. Attributional Biases

3. SELF PERCEPTION

a. Impression Management

b. "Looking-Glass Self"

c. Self-Esteem

REASONS FOR DISCREPANCY BETWEEN ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOUR

A. Relationship Between Attitudes and Behaviour

1. Simple inconsistency between attitude and behaviour

2. Specific and general attitudes and behaviour

3. Influence of experience

4. Attitudes and behaviour are separate

5. Attitudes and behaviour are indirectly related

B. Nature of Attitudes

1. What are attitudes

2. Function of attitudes

3. Attitudes are not individualised, objective beliefs

4. Problems of measuring attitudes

C. Types of Attitudes

1. Strength of particular attitudes

2. Conflict between attitudes

3. Clustering of attitudes

4. Difference between public and private attitudes

5. Implicit and explicit attitudes

6. Miscellaneous factors and attitudes

D. Nature of Behaviour

1. Behaviour influenced by many factors

2. Problems with measuring behaviour