Although variables related to attitude change have been heavily studied, there has been surprisingly little emphasis on variables related to attitude stability.In the present study we examined whether or not measures of attitude extremity, latency of agreement responses, and issue importance could be used to predict attitude stability. In a computerized testing procedure that made it possible to record response latencies, undergraduates (N = 50) indicated the extent of their agreement with 40 controversial statements as well as the importance they attached to each issue. Retest data on the same variables were obtained two to three weeks later. The results indicated that all three predictor variables were inter-related but each contributed independent information in predicting attitude stability. We discuss the theoretical aspects of the results in terms of Fazio's (1986Fazio's ( , 1989Fazio's ( , 1990) notion of attitude accessibility. From a practical perspective, we stress the importance of gathering stability-related information whenever it is feasible to do so. ResumeOn a beaucoup etudte les variables liees au changement d'attirude, mais il est etonnant de constater le peu d'importance qu'on semble accorder a la stabilite de l'attitude. Dans la presente £tude, nous avons tent6 de determiner si les mesures de rextremisme dans l'attitude, de la latence des reponses positives et de l'importance de la question controversee permettent de predire la stabilite de l'attitude. Lors de tests sur ordinateur qui permettaient d'enregistrer les latences de la reponse, des etudiants de premier cycle (N = 50) ont indique dans quelle mesure ils elaient d'accord avec 40 enonces sur des questions controversies ainsi que l'importance qu'ils attachaient & chaque question. De deux a trois semaines plus tard, des retests ont 6t6 effectues au moyen des memes variables. Les r£sultats obtenus indiquent que les trois variables pr£dicteurs sont interrelies, mais que chacune apporte de 1'information distincte pour ce qui est de prevoir la stabilite de l'attitude. Nous examinons les aspects theoriques des resultats en fonction de la notion d'accroissement de l'attitude de Fazio (1986, 1989, 1990). D'un point de vue pratique, nous faisons ressortir l'importance de recueillir de l'information liee a la stabilite lorsqu'il est possible de le faire.
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