Research investigating the influence of attitudes toward computers and learning to use computers has reported contradictory results. After briefly reviewing relevant research, two possible explanations for the inconsistent results are offered, and one of those explanations is empirically tested. Results indicate weak support for the behavioral intentions model of Ajzen and Fishbein (1980) as attitudes toward working with computers are only a marginally better predictor of learning to use computers than the more general attitudes toward computers.
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