Steffen V J, Gruber V A
Department of Psychology, University of Idaho.
J Soc Psychol. 1991 Apr;131(2):165-77. doi: 10.1080/00224545.1991.9713839.
We tested and expanded Fazio's hypothesis that direct experience enhances attitude-behavior consistency (Fazio & Zanna, 1981) to identify effects of experience on the relation of behavior to subjective norm and intention. We also monitored the endurance of the experience effect over time. In order to manipulate experience, we instructed male college students in the United States to perform the testicle self-exam (TSE) a prescribed number of times during an initial week. We compared attitude, subjective norm, intention, and self-reported behavior across experience condition and three postmanipulation times. Direct experience increased later reported TSE behavior and tended to increase attitude and intention. It also enhanced consistency of attitude, subjective norm, and intention with early reported behavior as well as intention with later reported behavior.
我们对法齐奥的假设进行了测试和拓展，即直接经验会增强态度与行为的一致性（法齐奥和赞纳，1981年），以确定经验对行为与主观规范及意图之间关系的影响。我们还监测了经验效应随时间的持续性。为了操控经验，我们指示美国的男大学生在最初的一周内按规定次数进行睾丸自我检查（TSE）。我们比较了不同经验条件以及操控后三个时间点的态度、主观规范、意图和自我报告的行为。直接经验增加了后期报告的TSE行为，并倾向于增加态度和意图。它还增强了态度、主观规范和意图与早期报告行为的一致性，以及意图与后期报告行为的一致性。
