There are many instances in everyday life when a person’s behaviour does not re ect their attitude. For example: (a) someone who criticises her friend for cheating on her boyfriend, because the boyfriend is her brother, but who does the same thing herself and claims ‘it is different’ (b) someone who claims that Australia should not accept migrants, but who enjoys eating at Vietnamese and Middle-Eastern restaurants. From your experiences, describe two examples of a mismatch between an attitude which has been expressed and the behaviour which took place. review questions 1. (a) Can someone’s attitude be used to reliably predict their behaviour? Explain your answer. (b) Name and brie y describe each of the key factors that may in uence attitude–behaviour consistency. (c) Rank each of the factors that in uences attitude strength and explain your rankings for the highest and lowest ranked factors. (d) Suggest a factor which you believe in uences attitude strength but has not been described in the text. 2. Can someone’s behaviour be used to reliably predict their attitude? Explain your answer. 332 U n i t 2 Self and others ect their attitude. For example: (a) someone who criticises her friend for cheating on her boyfriend, because the boyfriend is her brother, but who does the same thing herself and claims ‘it is different’ (b) someone who claims that Australia should not accept migrants, but who enjoys eating at Vietnamese and Middle-Eastern restaurants. From your experiences, describe two examples of a mismatch between an attitude which has been expressed and the behaviour which took place.