If attitudes can be altered by memories of past actions, then such changes should occur even when the memories are false or unlikely. Also, these memories should affect not just what people say, but what they do. Participants wrote hypothetical accounts of taking previously denied positive actions toward either gay men or former mental patients. One week later, they chose a seat on a bench with either a gay man or a former mental patient. Participants chose seats closer to the type of person toward whom they had imagined taking positive actions, but did so only when they remembered actually taking one or more of those actions. The results contribute to understanding how past actions affect current attitudes and behaviors.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TCU/oai:etd.tcu.edu:etd-04252006-161225 |
| Date | 25 April 2006 |
| Creators | Junemann, Angela Marie |
| Contributors | Charles Lord |
| Publisher | Texas Christian University |
| Source Sets | Texas Christian University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf, application/msword |
| Source | http://etd.tcu.edu/etdfiles/available/etd-04252006-161225/ |
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