A sample of 100 psychologists and 30 sociologists completed a questionnaire about the pressure on them to use information, the strategies they use in response to this pressure, and their role effectiveness. It was found that (1) high pressure to use the literature was associated with high use of information. Service types were found not only to be exposed to less pressure but also to be lower users of information than nonservice types; (2) high users of information evaluated the literature more positively, were more open to it, and made a greater effort to keep up with it than lower users. Service types adopted a strategy of being less open to new information and of making less effort to keep up with it than nonservice types; (3) high information use was not associated with effective job performance. High information use, however, was seen as being associated with potential contribution to afield. Service types assessed their potential contribution less highly than did nonservice types.
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