Attitudes, personality, and behavior / Icek Ajzen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ajzen, Icek.

Series:

Mapping social pschology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human behavior.

Social psychology.

Attitude (Psychology).

Personality.

Prediction (Psychology).

Physical Description:

xii, 178 p. : ill.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Maidenhead, Berkshire, England ; New York : Open University Press, 2005.

Summary:

This thoroughly revised and updated edition describes why and how beliefs, attitudes and personality traits influence human behaviour. Building on the strengths of the previous edition, it covers recent developments in existing theories and details new theoretical approaches to the attitude-behaviour relationships.

Contents:

Front cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Preface

Chapter 01 ATTITUDES AND PERSONALITY TRAITS

FROM ACTS TO DISPOSITIONS

Inferring personality traits from behavior

Inferring attitudes from behavior

Attitudes versus traits

Explicit measures of attitudes and personality traits

Overcoming self-presentation biases

Implicit measures of attitudes and personality traits

FROM DISPOSITIONS TO ACTIONS

Dimensions of personality

A hierarchical model of attitude

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

NOTES

SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING

Chapter 02 CONSISTENCY IN HUMAN AFFAIRS

PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF CONSISTENCY

Preference for consistency

Functional consistency

Inherent consistency

EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE

Behavioral consistency

Predictive validity

Implications

Chapter 03 FROM DISPOSITIONS TO ACTIONS

THE MODERATING VARIABLES APPROACH

Situational factors as moderators

Individual differences as moderators

Secondary characteristics of the disposition

THE MODE MODEL: AN INTEGRATIVE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

Strength of behavioral dispositions

MODERATING VARIABLES AND THE QUESTION OF CONSISTENCY

Limitations of a moderating variables approach

Chapter 04 THE PRINCIPLE OF COMPATIBILITY

THE LOGIC OF AGGREGATION

Consistency of behavioral aggregates

Predictive validity for behavioral aggregates

Aggregation and the question of consistency

PREDICTION OF SPECIFIC BEHAVIORAL TENDENCIES

The principle of compatibility

PERSONALITY TRAITS AND SPECIFIC RESPONSE TENDENCIES

Routines and habits

Perceived behavioral control

ATTITUDES AND SPECIFIC RESPONSE TENDENCIES

Attitude toward a behavior.

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

Chapter 05 FROM INTENTIONS TO ACTIONS

THE CASE OF WILLFUL BEHAVIOR

Predicting behavior from intention

THE CASE OF INCOMPLETE VOLITIONAL CONTROL

Control factors

SPONTANEOUS INTENTIONS

Chapter 06 EXPLAINING INTENTIONS AND BEHAVIOR

A THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR

Predicting intentions

Predicting behavioral goals

The informational foundation of behavior

Background factors

BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS

Theoretical considerations

Illustrations

NOTE

Chapter 07 CONCLUSION

BEHAVIORAL CONSISTENCY

GENERAL DISPOSITIONS AND SPECIFIC ACTIONS

VERBAL AND NONVERBAL RESPONSES

References

Author Index

Subject Index

Back cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-167) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-280-95055-2

0-335-22400-8

OCLC:

567976148