Highlights•Mixed feelings include ambivalence: simultaneous positive and negative
evaluations.•Measures of objective and subjective ambivalence can reveal hidden mixed …

People are generally averse toward conflict between beliefs and/or feelings underlying their
attitudes—that is, attitudinal ambivalence. This review integrates literature on attitudinal …

In a world where individuals are continuously exposed to information, the experience of
ambivalence has become an intricate part of human existence. Recently, the consequences …

The experience of attitudinal ambivalence (subjective ambivalence) is important because it
predicts key consequences of attitudes (eg, attitude–behavior correspondence, attitude …

Existing models of ambivalence suggest that as the number of conflicting reactions (eg,
attitude components) increases, so too does the experience of ambivalence. Interestingly …

Ambivalence refers to a psychological conflict between opposing evaluations, often
experienced as being torn between alternatives. This dynamic aspect of ambivalence is …

Ambivalence is a widely experienced psychological state, but inter-disciplinary studies, to a
certain extent, define and conceptualize ambivalence independently. In spite of its lack of …

Ambivalence refers to the experience of having both positive and negative thoughts and
feelings at the same time about the same object, person, or issue. Although ambivalence …

Attitudes refer to people's general evaluations of issues, objects, and other people, including
oneself. Do you like chocolate cake? Are you a fan of mystery novels? Are you a good or a …

Megan M. Thompson University of Waterloo Mark P. Zanna University of Waterloo Dale W.
Griffin University of Waterloo DOI: 10.4324/9781315807041-14 Lay people and …