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Information-Seeking Behavior in the Tactile Modality
Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1980In two experiments male undergraduate students ( ns = 24 and 28) were placed in a sensory deprivation environment to assess operationally defined drive properties of statistically defined information in the tactile sensory modality. In the first experiment it was demonstrated that there is a relationship between rate of responding for tactile ...
D L, Rogers, A, Jones
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Information seeking behavior of academic scientists
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2007AbstractThe information seeking behavior of academic scientists is being transformed by the availability of electronic resources for searching, retrieving, and reading scholarly materials. A census survey was conducted of academic science researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to capture their current information seeking ...
Bradley M. Hemminger +3 more
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Influences of mood on information seeking behavior
CHI '09 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2009In this study, we explored how moods influence the way people seek information. We conducted a controlled lab study to test our hypotheses drawn from affect-as-information theory. Fifty-eight participants were randomly assigned to the happy or sad condition.
Mimi Zhang, Bernard J. Jansen
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Determinants of information-seeking behavior
Journal of Research in Personality, 1979Abstract Two studies examined situational determinants of choice among anagram tests that varied both in difficulty and in diagnosticity (the information they provided about one's own ability). In both studies, subjects worked on a preliminary anagram test before making their choices.
Miron Zuckerman +5 more
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Mobile information-seeking behavior
IFLA Journal, 2015The rapid growth of mobile device ownership among college students has greatly challenged academic libraries to reconsider their service profiles. In a recent research project conducted at the University of Illinois, mobile device ownership among college students was surprisingly high.
Jong-Moon Lee, Yoo-Seong Song
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Travelers’ Information-Seeking Behaviors
Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 2015ABSTRACTThis study investigates the differences in traveler information-seeking behaviors between United States (US) American and Chinese travelers. A Chi-Square statistical analysis of 700 US and 352 Chinese questionnaires showed that age and educational level were significant factors in both cases.
Zephaniah Kambele +2 more
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Shyness and Informal Help-Seeking Behavior
Psychological Reports, 2006The present study examined whether shy individuals are more reluctant to seek help than less shy individuals. A sample of 48 undergraduates (46% men, M age = 20.6 yr.) were selected from a pool of 72 students based on their relatively high or low scores on the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale.
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Information-seeking Behaviors of Podiatric Physicians
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, 2012Background: The goal of this study was to evaluate the information-seeking behaviors of podiatric physicians as they search for answers to clinical questions that arise during patient care visits. Methods: Invitations to participate in
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Heterogeneity of Cancer Patient Information-Seeking Behaviors
Medical Decision Making, 2011Objectives. This study aimed to determine whether cancer patients report different information-seeking behaviors (ISBs), investigate why they searched for information, and determine the relationship between their ISBs and their socioeconomic and behavioral characteristics. The authors also explored the relationship between ISB and participation in the
Protière, Christel +4 more
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On-site information seeking behaviors in earthquake and tsunami
CHI '13 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2013We described 28 interviews conducted to determine how the people near the epicenter sought information just after the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake. We identified five key behaviors regarding information seeking: understand what they should do; confirm loved one's safety; get information to survive; seek information to return to regular life; and ...
Daisuke Asai +2 more
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