Imagine that you attend a seminar on the topic of determinants of purposeful Behaviour. The presenter says: “Attitudes always predict behaviors”. Discuss this statement with reference to relevant theories and literature related to material covered in lectures.”

Attitudes always predict behaviors.

Imagine that you attend a seminar on the topic of determinants of purposeful Behaviour. The presenter says: “Attitudes always predict behaviors”. Discuss this statement with reference to relevant theories and literature related to material covered in lectures.” The maximum length of answers is 2000 words (excluding title page and reference list). Your answer should include at least 5 references (you do not need to provide summaries of 5 studies however, it is expected that you summarize any key studies you include). There must be a clear introduction and conclusion in your essay. Specific Guidance – The essay title asks you to judge the relationship between attitudes and behaviors in humans.

Attitudes always predict behaviors.

In answering this question, you should draw on examples of attitude and behaviour relationship, and attitude change theories and provide an argument in response to this statement. – Whatever argument you choose (e.g. attitudes always predict behaviors, attitudes do not always predict behaviours, attitudes can predict behaviours in some cases), be sure to support your claims with evidence from research. – Refer to specific examples of research (not anecdote) to support your argument. It is not appropriate to refer to Lectures, magazines, websites, or Wikipedia at University. We expect you to use original primary sources (e.g., peer-reviewed journal articles) or reputable secondary sources (e.g., monographs, textbooks, literature reviews).

Attitudes always predict behaviors.

Give concise summaries of any key studies you mention and consider the strengths/limitations of the studies you discuss. – Academic essays should be written in a formal style of writing, so avoid contractions (for instance, I’m, it’s, or aren’t) and colloquialisms (for example, ‘awesome’, ‘cool’, ‘pretty good’). Use full sentences and check your essays for spelling and grammar errors. Be sure that you have punctuated your essay appropriately (e.g., correct use of apostrophes). Do not use ampersands (‘&’) in the text body. Ampersands should only be used in parentheses when referencing.

Attitudes always predict behaviors

The American Psychological Association (APA) Style guidelines (2020) state that the use of the pronoun ‘I’ is more appropriate than ‘we’ when writing by yourself (without co-authors). Editorial ‘we’ (used to refer to ‘people in general’ rather than a group of authors) should be avoided. There is nothing inherently ‘unscientific’ about using the pronoun ‘I’. Sentences containing ‘I’ are only ‘unscientific’ when they contain personal opinions (which are subjective) (e.g., ‘I believe’, ‘I think’). Personal opinions (unsupported by evidence) have no place in scientific writing.

Attitudes always predict behaviors.

Saying what you are doing or did (an objective fact) is not ‘unscientific’ (e.g., “In this essay I have described a series of studies…”) and is completely appropriate in scientific writing. – Paragraphs should be self-contained in that the reader should be able to understand each paragraph in isolation. Paragraphs should have a clear and identifiable focus, which should be obvious from the first sentence of the paragraph. Paragraphs should contain evidence and/or arguments to substantiate the point that is being presented. Paragraphs should end with a summary sentence that does not claim anything beyond what has been presented in the paragraph.

Attitudes always predict behaviors.

Presentation Requirements Essays come in all shapes and sizes, but there are a few things that good academic essays usually have in common: an introduction; a main argument or series of arguments, backed up with appropriate examples and references to other researchers; a conclusion. Your essay should also include a title page and a Reference List. The title page and Reference List are not included in the word count. Please include a cover sheet with the following details: a. Your student ID (please do not add your name to the document) b. Your course c. Assessment title. https://youtu.be/Eg2XLfGBnjI

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