Evolutionary Psychology and Information Systems Research A New Approach to Studying the Effects of Modern Technologies on Human Behavior

Evolutionary Psychology and Information Systems Research: A New Approach to Studying the Effects of Modern Technologies on Human Behavior is a compilation of chapters written by leading researchers from all over the world. Those researchers’ common characteristic is that they have investigated issue...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Kock, Ned (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 2010, 2010
Edition:1st ed. 2010
Series:Integrated Series in Information Systems
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Theoretical and Conceptual Issues
  • Evolutionary Psychology and Information Systems Theorizing
  • Group-Level Evolution and Information Systems: What Can We Learn From Animal Colonies in Nature?
  • Applying Evolutionary Psychology to the Study of Post-adoption Information Technology Use: Reinforcement, Extension, or Revolution?
  • The Behavioral Ecology of Human Foraging in an Online Environment: Of Omnivores, Informavores, and Hunter–Gatherers
  • Empirical Research Exemplars
  • Surprise and Human Evolution: How a Snake Screen Enhanced Knowledge Transfer Through a Web Interface
  • How Do e-Learners Participate in Synchronous Online Discussions? Evolutionary and Social Psychological Perspectives
  • Who Is in Your Shopping Cart? Expected and Experienced Effects of Choice Abundance in the Online Dating Context
  • Cognitive Adaptation and Collective Action: The P2P File-Sharing Phenomenon
  • Studying Invisibly: Media Naturalness and Learning
  • Using Evolutionary Psychology to Extend Our Understanding of Fit and Human Drives in Information Systems (IS) Utilization Decisions and Performance
  • The Interaction of Communication Medium and Management Control Systems in the Processes and Outcomes of Transfer Price Negotiations
  • A Research Model for Online Social Behavior Based on an Evolutionary, Social Psychological, and Technological Approach
  • Emerging Issues and Debate
  • Costly Traits and e-Collaboration: The Importance of Oral Speech in Electronic Knowledge Communication
  • Homo Virtualensis: Evolutionary Psychology as a Tool for Studying Video Games
  • The Modern Hunter–Gatherer Hunts Aliens and Gathers Power-Ups: The Evolutionary Appeal of Violent Video Games and How They Can Be Beneficial
  • Three Roads to Cultural Recurrence
  • Evolution as Metaphor: A Critical Review of the Useof Evolutionary Concepts in Information Systems and e-Commerce