Attitudes

What Attitudes covers

Attitudes is examined in A2 Unit 3, Evaluating physical education. It covers attitudes, prejudice and stereotyping, the triadic model of attitudes and changing attitudes through cognitive dissonance and persuasion.

The 3 subtopics

Each one has its own page.

• Attitudes, prejudice and stereotypingAttitudes and how they form, past experience and significant others, inconsistency, prejudice and stereotyping, their effect on participation, self-fulfilling stereotypes and the media's influence.Open →
• The triadic model of attitudesThe cognitive, affective and behavioural components with examples of positive and negative attitudes, why belief does not always lead to behaviour, and using the triadic model to change a pupil's attitude.Open →
• Changing attitudes through cognitive dissonance and persuasionFestinger's cognitive dissonance and the pupil who dislikes running, changing the affective and behavioural components, persuasive communication and its persuader, message, recipient and situation.Open →

What you need to know

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Commonly confused

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• Cognitive component vs Affective component

  Cognitive component: beliefs and knowledge about the attitude object. Affective component: feelings and emotions towards the attitude object.

• Cognitive dissonance vs Persuasive communication

  Cognitive dissonance: discomfort from conflicting beliefs that prompts change. Persuasive communication: a message from a credible person designed to change a view.

• Stereotyping vs Inconsistency

  Stereotyping: applying a fixed simplified image to all members of a group. Inconsistency: a mismatch between what a person believes, feels and does.

Questions from this topic

Each one with the model answer underneath.

1. 1

   What is an attitude?

   Model answer

   An attitude is a learned, fairly stable view of an object, person or activity. Attitudes can be positive or negative.

2. 2

   How are attitudes formed?

   Model answer

   Attitudes are formed through experience, socialisation and the influence of significant others. The media and culture also shape attitudes.

3. 3

   How do past experiences shape attitudes to sport?

   Model answer

   Enjoyable, successful experiences create positive attitudes. Bad experiences, such as failure or embarrassment, create negative ones.

4. 4

   How do significant others shape attitudes?

   Model answer

   Parents, teachers, coaches and friends pass on their views of sport. Children often copy the attitudes of people they admire.

5. 5

   What is meant by an inconsistency in attitudes?

   Model answer

   An inconsistency is when a person's beliefs, feelings and actions do not match. Someone may believe exercise is healthy but never do it.

6. 6

   What is prejudice in sport?

   Model answer

   Prejudice is a negative attitude towards a person or group formed without evidence. Prejudice is based on stereotypes rather than facts.

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What does Attitudes cover in WJEC A-Level Physical Education?

3 subtopics: attitudes, prejudice and stereotyping, the triadic model of attitudes and changing attitudes through cognitive dissonance and persuasion. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.

How is Attitudes organised?

By the WJEC 601-8485-1 specification, subtopic by subtopic, so it matches the order you are taught it in.