This volume contains nine essays examining different perspectives on theories of what attitudes are and how they change, written by psychologists from the US. They consider consistency theories
(cognitive dissonance and critiques of it, and congruity theory) and learning, perception, and utility models, including self-persuasion, functional, and uncertainty theories. Most of the
chapters have been reprinted from journals; they were first published from 1958 to 1967. The book is meant for undergraduate and graduate courses, scholars, and general readers. It was
originally published in Chicago by Aldine/Atherton in 1971. At the time of publication, Suedfeld was a retired professor of psychology at the U. of British Columbia in Canada. Annotation 穢2008
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