This course involves the application of psychological research on attitudes to a variety of real-world situations. Students discuss public opinion polls, voting, jury decision-making, advertising, cults, prejudice and discrimination, as well as attraction, and health.
After completing Psychology of Attitudes, you should be able to:
• Understand the concept of perception
• Categorize different attribution processes to situations
• Understand the formation of attitudes and opinions
• Understand the role of gender, race, ethnicity and religion on opinion and attitude
• Critique polling methods and political campaign issues
• Understand the role of attitude on health
• Understand attraction
• Understand the role attitude and opinion in advertising.
- Teacher: Ashley Houchin