ABSTRACT
From as far back as the 1800s, social psychologists have hypothesised about the relationship between attitudes and behaviour. Turning to the realm of psychology, an attempt was made to respond to the need for a valid and reliable model of attitudes and attitude measurement, with specific reference to the relationship it holds with behaviour and behaviour change. The accepted hypothesis appears to be that modification of speech behaviour remains insecure unless firmly established upon more fundamental beliefs and/or attitudes associated with the same speech behaviour or pattern of behaviours. Despite assumptions about the importance of attitudes and their role in therapeutic change, there remain few objective procedures for the analysis of beliefs and attitudes and measurement of their subsequent change. Just as a number of different therapy techniques and strategies are employed to modify speech behaviour, the clinician should also have a number of attitude modification programmes and techniques readily available.
