12. Social Psychology

_____ is the tendency to respond positively or negatively toward a certain person, object, idea, or situation.

Attitudes are

Which statement best describes attitudes?

Cindy tastes peas for the first time and realizes she does not like them. Cindy formed her attitude about peas through the process of

Sheri's coworker, Stephanie, is very afraid of spiders and screams every time she sees one in the warehouse. After a few weeks of working closely with Stephanie in the warehouse, Sheri is afraid of spiders, too. This is an example of

When parents tell their children that smoking cigarettes is dangerous and unhealthy, and the children then develop negative attitudes toward smoking, it is an example of __________ in attitude formation.