9.1

Attribution and Attitudes

AP Psychology

Attribution theory

Fritz Heider

Attribution biases

Fundamental Attribution Error (FAE)

Actor-Observer Bias

Self-Serving Bias

Just-World Hypothesis

Summary of attribution biases

Attitudes

What is an attitude?

Do attitudes predict behavior?

Attitude change

Cognitive Dissonance (Leon Festinger)

Foot-in-the-Door Phenomenon

Door-in-the-Face Technique

Persuasion

Elaboration Likelihood Model (Petty & Cacioppo)

Factors that increase persuasion

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