Validation of an attitude scale as a device for predicting behavior.

Peter A. Holman

doi:10.1037/h0047848

Predicting Behavior in a Social Influence-Situation from Attitude-Scale Measures of Prejudice

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1973.32.1.235 ◽

1973 ◽

Vol 32 (1) ◽

pp. 235-240 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Robert L. Montgomery ◽

Russell F. Enzie

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Social Influence ◽

Attitude Scale ◽

Black And White ◽

Predicting Behavior ◽

Attitude Scales ◽

White College

To determine whether Ss with high or low scores on attitude scales measuring prejudice would be influenced differently by black and white confederates, 40 high- and 40 low-scoring white college students participated in an autokinetic study for two sessions. In Session I, Ss participated alone and were anchored to see the light move 1 to 5 in. During Session II, Ss participated with either a black or white confederate who made estimates in a range of 6 to 10 in. Results indicated that (a) highly prejudiced people were influenced more ( p < .005) by a white confederate than by a black one, (b) low-prejudiced people accepted influence about as readily from a black confederate as a white, and (c) highly prejudiced people were more ( p < .025) easily influenced than low-prejudiced people by a white confederate.

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The Impact of TimeSlips on Undergraduate Students in Service Learning With Older Adults

Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups ◽

10.1044/2020_persp-20-00171 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Sabine Heuer

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Service Learning ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Attitude Scale ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Attitudes Toward Older Adults ◽

Students Attitudes ◽

Attitude Shift ◽

The Impact ◽

Journal Entries

Purpose Future speech-language pathologists are often unprepared in their academic training to serve the communicative and cognitive needs of older adults with dementia. While negative attitudes toward older adults are prevalent among undergraduate students, service learning has been shown to positively affect students' attitudes toward older adults. TimeSlips is an evidence-based approach that has been shown to improve health care students' attitudes toward older adults. The purpose of this study is to explore the change in attitudes in speech-language pathology students toward older adults using TimeSlips in service learning. Method Fifty-one students participated in TimeSlips service learning with older adults and completed the Dementia Attitude Scale (DAS) before and after service learning. In addition, students completed a reflection journal. The DAS data were analyzed using nonparametric statistics, and journal entries were analyzed using a qualitative analysis approach. Results The service learners exhibited a significant increase in positive attitude as indexed on the DAS. The reflective journal entries supported the positive change in attitudes. Conclusions A noticeable attitude shift was indexed in reflective journals and on the DAS. TimeSlips is an evidence-based, patient-centered approach well suited to address challenges in the preparation of Communication Sciences and Disorders students to work with the growing population of older adults.

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Indirect Assessment of Attitudes with Response-Time-Based Measures

Zeitschrift für Sozialpsychologie ◽

10.1024/0044-3514.37.3.131 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 37 (3) ◽

pp. 131-139 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Juliane Degner ◽

Dirk Wentura ◽

Klaus Rothermund

Keyword(s):

Social Cognitive ◽

Incremental Validity ◽

Self Report ◽

Small Scale ◽

Implicit Measures ◽

Scale Theory ◽

Starting Point ◽

Self Reports ◽

Predicting Behavior ◽

Social Cognitive Theories

Abstract: We review research on response-latency based (“implicit”) measures of attitudes by examining what hopes and intentions researchers have associated with their usage. We identified the hopes of (1) gaining better measures of interindividual differences in attitudes as compared to self-report measures (quality hope); (2) better predicting behavior, or predicting other behaviors, as compared to self-reports (incremental validity hope); (3) linking social-cognitive theories more adequately to empirical research (theory-link hope). We argue that the third hope should be the starting point for using these measures. Any attempt to improve these measures should include the search for a small-scale theory that adequately explains the basic effects found with such a measure. To date, small-scale theories for different measures are not equally well developed.

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Celebrity Worship Among University Students in Malaysia

European Psychologist ◽

10.1027/1016-9040/a000029 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 16 (4) ◽

pp. 334-342 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Viren Swami ◽

Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic ◽

Khairul Mastor ◽

Fatin Hazwani Siran ◽

Mohammad Mohsein Mohammad Said ◽

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Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Structural Equation Modeling ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Attitude Scale ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Future Research ◽

The West ◽

Factor Solution ◽

Movie Stars ◽

Three Factor

The present study examined conceptual issues surrounding celebrity worship in a Malay-speaking population. In total, 512 Malay and 269 Chinese participants from Malaysia indicated who their favorite celebrity was and completed the Celebrity Attitude Scale (CAS) as well as a range of demographic items. Results showed that the majority of Malay and Chinese participants selected pop stars and movie stars as their favourite celebrities, mirroring findings in Western settings. In addition, exploratory factor analysis revealed a three-factor solution of the CAS that was consistent with previous studies conducted in the West. Structural equation modeling further revealed that participant’s age was negatively associated with celebrity worship and that self-rated attractiveness was positively associated with celebrity worship. Overall, the present results suggest that celebrity worship in Malaysia may be driven by market and media forces, and future research may well be guided by use of the CAS.

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