Psychology A-Level
attitude behaviour gap
What attitude behaviour gap means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of attitude behaviour gap
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The finding that favourable attitudes do not always become action, so positive appeals produced more favourable beliefs and attitudes while a negative personal message produced the greatest behavioural increase.
Topics that use attitude behaviour gap
- Section B: Option 3 Environmental psychology (OCR A-Level)
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