I have two questions regarding your comments.
Firslty,
You stated of TRA.
>In this theory attitudes are a function of beliefs about an attitude object
>(constructions in PCT) and evaluation of these beliefs (constructions about
>constructs in PCT).
Does this imply that the beliefs are cognitive and the evaluation is
affective?
Is the attitude object the same as an element?
Secondly,
you stated of TRA:
>From this theory predictions about future behaviors in relation to an
attitude >object can be derived. I doubt, that similar predictions can be made
on the
>basis of PCT alone.
Can you or anyone else elaborate on why such predictions about behaviour be
made within PCT?
Regards
Lindsay Oades
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Dear Linsay,
several years ago I used repgrids to measure attitudes and individual
attitude structures. This research was based von Fishbein & Ajzen's
theory and personal construct theory. In this theory attitudes are a
function of beliefs about an attitude object (constructions in PCT)
and evaluation of these beliefs (constructions about constructs in
PCT). The attitude measures derived from repgrid correlate strongly
with standard attitude measures (e.g., global ratings).
I think, that attitudes, if we use F&A's conceptualization, can be
easily reconstructed in PCT terms. The basic question, however, is
whether we gain anything from this reconstruction. Fishbein & Ajzens's
theory links attitudes to (observable) behavior. From this theory
predictions about future behaviors in relation to an attitude object
can be derived. I doubt, that similar predictions can be made on the
basis of PCT alone.
Kind regards
Rainer
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