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Direct linkMichal, Audrey L.; Zhong, Yiwen; Shah, Priti – Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 2021
Today's citizens are expected to use evidence, frequently presented in the media, to inform decisions about health, behavior, and public policy. However, science misinformation is ubiquitous in the media, making it difficult to apply research appropriately. Across two experiments, we addressed how anecdotes and prior beliefs impact readers'…
Descriptors: Evidence, Decision Making, Beliefs, Mass Media
Download full textMichal, Audrey L.; Zhong, Yiwen; Shah, Priti – Grantee Submission, 2021
Today's citizens are expected to use evidence, frequently presented in the media, to inform decisions about health, behavior, and public policy. However, science misinformation is ubiquitous in the media, making it difficult to apply research appropriately. Across two experiments, we addressed how anecdotes and prior beliefs impact readers'…
Descriptors: Evidence, Decision Making, Beliefs, Mass Media
Peer reviewedMcIntosh, Wm. Alex; Zey-Ferrell, Mary – Rural Sociology, 1986
Path analysis examines an analytical model of decision making by lending officers of 211 Texas banks when recommending agricultural technology to farmer-clients. Model analyzes effects of loan officers' ascribed/achieved personal characteristics and perceptions of organizational constraints during three stages of decision process: using…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Appropriate Technology, Banking, Credit (Finance)
DePaul Univ., Chicago, IL. Built Environment Partnership. – 1999
Twelve construction cluster skill standards and associated benchmarks were developed as part of a federally funded school-to-work initiative that included the following parties: the Chicago Public Schools; City Colleges of Chicago; and business, labor, and community organizations. The standards, which include core academic, generic workplace…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adjustment (to Environment), Building Trades, Career Planning
