00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.852784 CaOODSP 20221107154652 cr ||||||||||| 180202s2017 oncd ob f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng eng fre n-cn--- D68-2/159-2017E-PDF Bryant, David John. Experiments on information foraging [electronic resource] / David J. Bryant, DRDC – Toronto Research Centre. [Toronto] : Defence Research and Development Canada, 2017. viii, 32, [3] p. : charts. Scientific report ; DRDC-RDDC-2017-R159 Cover title. "Can unclassified." "November 2017." Includes bibliographical references (p. 29-31). "Two experiments tested predictions of Information Foraging Theory (IFT) pertaining to “patch-leaving,” the decision to abandon an information source to search elsewhere. IFT predicts that increasing the between-patch cost associated with moving from one source of information to another should lead foragers to increase the time spent in each patch. Similarly, increasing the within-patch cost associated with processing individual information items should likewise increase the time spent in each patch. Participants searched for information relevant to solving a series of simulated analysis questions using the INformation FOraging Cognitive Analysis Tool (INFOCAT) platform. Information items were separated into a number of discrete databases and participants were allowed to freely search information and select items they judged to be relevant”--Abstract, p. i. Includes abstract in French. Military intelligence Information behavior Human-computer interaction Defence R&D Canada. Toronto Research Centre. Scientific report (Defence R&D Canada) DRDC-RDDC-2017-R159. (CaOODSP)9.802305 PDF 1.09 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2018/rddc-drdc/D68-2-159-2017-eng.pdf