Cognitive processes in evaluating reference letters

This study simultaneously evaluates confirmatory information search theory and dual‐process theory in a selection process that uses reference letters as the evaluation tool. Confirmatory information search suggests that evaluators give attention to information that is congruent with first impression...

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Published in:	Applied cognitive psychology Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 27 - 40
Main Authors:	Wong, Kin Fai Ellick, Werbel, James D.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.01.2010 Wiley Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects:	Attention Biological and medical sciences Cognition Cognitive ability Cognitive processes Cognitive psychology College students Experiments Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Impressions Information Letters Letters (Correspondence) Negative information Occupational psychology Orientation. Selection. Evaluation Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Theory Undergraduate students Impression formation Human Evaluation Occupational selection Social perception Information retrieval Cognition Experimental study Social cognition
ISSN:	0888-4080, 1099-0720
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