The Psychology of Attitudes and Attitude Change
This book explores what attitudes are and how they are shaped, how they influence behaviour, and the scientific methods that are used to understand attitudes and how they change. Introducing the fundamental concepts for understanding attitudes, with a balanced consideration of all approaches, the book pulls together many diverse threads from research across the world.

The fourth edition has been updated to include cutting-edge topics such as attitudes to vaccines, political polarisation, and the effects of social media on attitude change. It covers the applications of attitude research in the domains of environmental, political and health psychology and critically reflects on the methods used for attitude research and considers the role of new technologies and social media in attitudes and attitude research.

Key features:

- Updated Research highlights illustrate interesting and important case studies and their findings

- Recap ‘what we have learned’ and ‘what do you think’ questions encourage critical reflection and deep thinking

- Key terms and a glossary help you get up to speed with terminology

- Diverse and inclusive examples from across the globe.

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The Psychology of Attitudes and Attitude Change
This book explores what attitudes are and how they are shaped, how they influence behaviour, and the scientific methods that are used to understand attitudes and how they change. Introducing the fundamental concepts for understanding attitudes, with a balanced consideration of all approaches, the book pulls together many diverse threads from research across the world.

The fourth edition has been updated to include cutting-edge topics such as attitudes to vaccines, political polarisation, and the effects of social media on attitude change. It covers the applications of attitude research in the domains of environmental, political and health psychology and critically reflects on the methods used for attitude research and considers the role of new technologies and social media in attitudes and attitude research.

Key features:

- Updated Research highlights illustrate interesting and important case studies and their findings

- Recap ‘what we have learned’ and ‘what do you think’ questions encourage critical reflection and deep thinking

- Key terms and a glossary help you get up to speed with terminology

- Diverse and inclusive examples from across the globe.

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The Psychology of Attitudes and Attitude Change

The Psychology of Attitudes and Attitude Change

The Psychology of Attitudes and Attitude Change

The Psychology of Attitudes and Attitude Change

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This book explores what attitudes are and how they are shaped, how they influence behaviour, and the scientific methods that are used to understand attitudes and how they change. Introducing the fundamental concepts for understanding attitudes, with a balanced consideration of all approaches, the book pulls together many diverse threads from research across the world.

The fourth edition has been updated to include cutting-edge topics such as attitudes to vaccines, political polarisation, and the effects of social media on attitude change. It covers the applications of attitude research in the domains of environmental, political and health psychology and critically reflects on the methods used for attitude research and considers the role of new technologies and social media in attitudes and attitude research.

Key features:

- Updated Research highlights illustrate interesting and important case studies and their findings

- Recap ‘what we have learned’ and ‘what do you think’ questions encourage critical reflection and deep thinking

- Key terms and a glossary help you get up to speed with terminology

- Diverse and inclusive examples from across the globe.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781529671100
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Publication date: 12/08/2025
Edition description: Fourth Edition
Pages: 408
Product dimensions: 7.44(w) x 9.68(h) x (d)

About the Author

Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Bath.

My research is in the broader domain of attitudes and attitude-behavior relations. I have a particular interst in habits (both behavioral and mental habits), values, the self, and self-regulation. I apply these interests in areas such as health, consumer and environmental behavior.

http://www.bath.ac.uk/profiles/faculty-of-humanities-social-sciences-director-of-doctoral-studies-bas-verplanken/

Table of Contents

Section 1: Why do attitudes matter?
Chapter 1: What are attitudes and how are they measured?
Chapter 2: Three questions about attitudes
Section 2: What do attitudes do?
Chapter 3: The influence of attitudes on information processing and behavior
Chapter 4: How do attitudes influence behavior?
Section 3: What shapes attitudes?
Chapter 5: Cognitive influences on attitudes
Chapter 6: Affective influences on attitudes
Chapter 7: Behavioral influences on attitudes
Chapter 8: Basic principles on how attitudes are shaped
Section 4: What more is there to learn?
Chapter 9: The internal world
Chapter 10: The external world
Chapter 11: A look to the future
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