Bjorn, >I am looking for references about how humans collect information, >especially when starting from (near-)scratch. That is, how do we >determine where to look, how do we look, and how do we evaluate the >relevance of the information. > >So far, I have mainly been looking at the Decision-Making literature, >but they generally assume that you use the available information to >search for a solution. I am more interested in how the information >is obtained.
Sounds like what you need is: "An eye fixation analysis of multivariate choice" by Russo & Rosen. Memory & Cognition Vol 3, 267-276. They measured where people looked when asked to choose their most preferred used car (out of six). They found that people tended to do pair wise comparisons. Pair choice was based on information processing convenience. The suggestion by Chuck Lutz is a good one. The Pirolli paper is very interesting. But your first paragraph suggested you were interested in how people view what is in front of them? My understanding of the Pirolli paper is that is deals with more active (than eye movement) searches. derek -- Derek M Jones tel: +44 (0) 1252 520 667 Knowledge Software Ltd mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Applications Standards Conformance Testing http://www.knosof.co.uk - Automatic footer for [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe discuss To join the announcements list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe announce To receive a help file, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] help This list is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40ppig.org/ If you have any problems or questions, please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
