Conceptual structure, information search, and information utilization.

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The effect of changes in information load and complexity of Ss' conceptual structure on information search and information utilization is measured. A complex decision-making task is used to provide opportunity for differences in information handling. It is found that generally information search decreases as information load increases and that Ss scoring high on measures of the complexity of conceptual structure are less affected by information load changes than their lower scoring counterparts. It is also found that the integrative handling of the information attained through search follows the lines of the Schroder, Driver, and Streufert theory and parallels the findings of Streufert and Schroder with integration in decision making. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

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