How Do Values and Attitudes Affect the Selective Attention Process

question 117

Multiple Choice

How do values and attitudes affect the selective attention process?

• A)People tend to only absorb information that is unrelated to their values and attitudes.
• B)People pay attention to information that is consistent with their values and attitudes.
• C)Values and attitudes don't affect how people deal with information at all.
• D)People pay attention to information that conflicts with their values and attitudes.
• E)People pay attention to information only when it describes things for which they have no values or attitudes.

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Definitions:

Principles of Justice

Fundamental norms or rules that guide the distribution of burdens and benefits in a society fairly and equitably.

Advantage

A condition or circumstance that puts one in a favorable or superior position relative to others.

Moral People

Individuals who act in ways that are considered ethically right and good, often guided by personal conscience and societal norms.

Rawls

A philosopher known for his theory of justice as fairness, emphasizing equal basic rights, equality of opportunity, and the prioritization of the least advantaged in society.