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Attitude construction: evaluation in context

Schwarz, Norbert·2007·Social Cognition

Abstract

Most theories treat attitudes as enduring evaluative tendencies; the dispositional focus enjoys intuitive appeal because it is compatible with observers' preference for dispositional explanations (aka fundamental attribution error). From the actor's perspective, evaluation stands in the service of action. Any adaptive system of evaluation needs to be highly sensitive to the specifics of the present, turning deplorable “context dependency“ into laudable “context sensitivity.” Attitude construal theories conceptualize the context sensitivity of evaluative judgment and provide a parsimonious account of core findings of the attitude literature without assuming enduring dispositions; their assumptions are compatible with theories of situated cognition.

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  • Methodological research shows that presenting input information in questionnaire items similar to that available at the time of the actual decision (in this case, the app of interest) tends to increase attitude-behavior consistency.

    “This finding is consistent with methodological research showing that presenting input information in questionnaire items similar to that available at the time of the actual decision (in this case, the app of interest) tends to increase attitude-behavior consistency (Schwarz, 2007).”

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Authors
Schwarz, N.
Affiliations
University of Michigan (US)
Corresponding author
Schwarz, Norbert
Venue
Social Cognition
Published
2007-10
Volume
25
Issue
5
Pages
638-656
ISSN
0278-016X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2101335063
Cited by
627
References
90
Citations by year
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FWCI
67.52
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Social Cognition (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Embodied and Extended Cognition
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
Keywords
attitude measurement, context sensitivity, fundamental attribution error, situated cognition, evaluative judgments, attitude change

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