To increase the chance that a general attitude like "Helping others is a good thing" will predict a specific behavior like someone's willingness to give blood, you should ____.
A)measure their cognitive coping skills first
B)measure the general attitude and link it to the specific behavior
C)ask the person to think about giving blood as a helpful act when you make the request for a blood donation
D)reduce the accessibility of the attitude

Question

To increase the chance that a general attitude like "Helping others is a good thing" will predict a specific behavior like someone's willingness to give blood, you should ____. ​
A)measure their cognitive coping skills first
B)measure the general attitude and link it to the specific behavior ​
C)ask the person to think about giving blood as a helpful act when you make the request for a blood donation ​
D)reduce the accessibility of the attitude ​

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Linking the general attitude to the specific behavior by asking the person to think about giving blood as a helpful act can increase the likelihood that the attitude will predict the behavior.

To Increase the Chance That a General Attitude Like "Helping