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Icek Ajzen
Institution
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Current Position
Professor of Psychology Emeritus
Highest Degree
Ph.D.
in Social Psychology from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1969
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My research deals with the concept of attitudes and, in particular, the relation between verbal attitudes and overt behavior.
In addition to continuing my work on the theory of planned behavior, I am currently interested in three main issues.
Relation Between Intentions and Actions
Being hypothetical, intentions tend to overestimate readiness to perform desirable behaviors and underestimate readiness to perform undesirable behaviors.
My research deals with the possibility of correcting these biases in the context of contingent value measurement, and with the role of implementation intentions.
Automatic/Habitual versus Reasoned Behavior
Although incorporating automatic processes, the theory of planned behavio