How Do Values and Attitudes Affect the Selective Attention Process

question 21

Multiple Choice

How do values and attitudes affect the selective attention process?

• A)Values and attitudes don't affect how people deal with information at all.
• B)People tend to only absorb information that is unrelated to their values and attitudes.
• C)People pay attention to information that is consistent with their values and attitudes.
• 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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