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The component theory for attitude objects (Feger, 1979) attempts to provide a framework for the integration of major fields of attitude research: attitude formation and acquisition, measurement of the evaluative orientation toward objects, deriving the cognitive structure of a set of attitude objects, predicting attitude change, and contributing to research on the relationships between attitude and behavior. First, the basic concepts and some fundamental assumptions of the theory are introduced, then several studies for testing the theory are reported. The final sections are concerned with the prediction of behavior and formal models.
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Dohmen, P., Doll, J., Feger, H. (1989). A Component Theory for Attitude Objects. In: Upmeyer, A. (eds) Attitudes and Behavioral Decisions. Springer Series in Social Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3504-0_2
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