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Beliefs, Attitudes, Behavior
Thoughts and Actions
The Big Four
Beliefs
Attitude
Values
Behavior
Smallest units of awareness, centered on an object, person or event
Collection of beliefs, likes and dislikes, guiding behavior
Special subset of Beliefs, enduring and salient
An action
MacSnailsYuck
Gross
Awful
TastySlimy
Chewy
Cool
Sophisticated
“I’d rather go hungry”
Attitude Behavior
Beliefs
StasisConsistency between Beliefs, Attitudes and
Behavior
People Strive for Stasis
We want to be comfortable
People Strive for Stasis
Can people be miserable and in stasis?
What do people do when confronted by information conflicting with their stasis?
Two Keys to Change
Cannot directly change an attitude
Add new beliefs and/or alter behavior
People Strive for Stasis
We will only change when we are first knocked off our stasis
Then a new stasis can be created
Values
Selected Beliefs that are:
Enduring
Salient
Long Lasting
Important
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The Importance of Good Values
Value Systems
An organized collection of values
Six Pillars of Character
Trustworthiness
Respect
Fairness
Responsibility
Hold us in high esteem
Treat others with dignity
Equality and openness
Being in charge of our choices
Citizenship
Caring
Behave as part of the community
Heart of decision making
Gene Autry’s Cowboy Code
Must never go back on his word
Must help people in distress
Must be a good worker
Must be gentle with children, the elderly and animals
Must keep himself clean in thought, speech, action, and personal habits.
The cowboy must never shoot first, hit a smaller man or take unfair advantage.
Bushido Code
Jin
Gi
Ko
Chu
Develop sympathetic understanding
Preserve the correct ethics
To respect and care for one’s parents
To show loyalty to one’s master
Chi
Rei
To enhance wisdom
To show respect for others
Bushido Code
Shin
Tei
To be truthful at all times
To care for the aged and those of humble origin
The Ideals of Chivalry
Prowess
Honor
Courtesy
Loyalty
Courage, strength, skill
Strong sense of morality
Respectful behavior
Pledged word is his bond
Courtly LoveMore polite to lift the tone of society
The Ideals of Chivalry
Organizing Values
Instrumental
Terminal
Day by day values
Major life goals
Milton Rokeach
Organizing Values
Organizing Values Exercise
Milton Rokeach
What Did We Learn Today?
Beliefs
Values
Directly
Attitudes and Behavior
Our smallest units of knowledge
They are enduring and lack flexibility
How can you not change attitudes?
Guilt occurs when there is an imbalance between
What Did We Learn Today?
Stasis
Stasis
Value System
Instrumental and Terminal
People strive for:
To persuade someone you must first knock them off their:
An organized set of values is called a:
Rokeach’s two types of values are:
