Attitudinal Influences on Information Processing and Decision Making
Attitudes influence various stages of information processing, such as attention, interpretation, and memory. It is through their influence that you attend to only a portion of the information in your environment; and, although you may attend to the same information as another individual, the attitudes you hold can influence how the information is interpreted. Your attitudes also can influence your ability to remember information, as well as the details you recall.
For this Discussion, select two stages of information processing. Consider how attitudes influence information processing and decision making.
With these thoughts in mind:
Post by Day 3 a brief description of the two stages of information processing you selected. Then, provide examples of how attitudes influence each of those stages of information processing. Finally, explain how these influences may help or hinder decision making. Support your response with references to the Learning Resources and other scholarly literature.
‘summarize,’ ‘paraphrase,’ or ‘directly quote’ what your texts say. Instead, you must ‘apply’ these concepts to ‘specific’ examples, and you must offer some ‘critical analysis’ as evidence of your conceptual mastery. All claims you make must be ‘evidence based’ and ‘documented’ per APA style. Finally, because ‘quality of writing’ is one of the criteria on which grades are based, your discussion posts must be free of errors including grammar, punctuation, spelling, typos, and syntax. Paper should demonstrate an excellent understanding of all of the concepts and key points presented in the text/s and Learning Resources. Posting provides significant detail including multiple relevant examples, evidence from the readings and other scholarly sources, and discerning ideas. All articles used MUST be from peer-reviewed journals.