Information search as a function of conceptual and environmental complexity

Suedfeld, Peter; Streufert, Siegfried

doi:10.3758/bf03342334

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“…Research by Suedfeld and Streufert (1966) suggests that people who are low in cognitive complexity, or low differentiators, and people who are high in cognitive complexity, or high differentiators, also differ from each other in the type of information they seek. High differentiators are more interested in exploring new ideas and approaches to a task or problem situation than are low differentiators (Sieber & Lanzetta;1964;Suedfeld & Streufert 1966).…”

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confidence: 96%

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Looking for a Few Good Sources: Exploring the Intraorganizational Communication Linkages of First Line Managers

Wilson

Malik

1995

Journal of Business Communication

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One of the major reasons intraorganizational communication linkages are formed is to find the information needed to reduce perceived task uncertainty. This study examines the moderating influence of managers'cognitive style on the relationship between perceived task uncertainty and the formation of intraorganizational linkages. In addition, the direction of the intraorganizational link used (i.e., vertical, horizontal, or diagonal) is examined. eber (1945) viewed bureaucracies as a special type of organization Woriented toward the pursuit of relatively stable and specific goals and characterized by relatively high degrees of formal role definitions and written rules. The sanctioned communication channels or links within this structure were in accordance with the traditional and very formal vertical chain of command. This type of organizational structure offered little encouragement or acknowledgement of the need for horizontal or diagonal interaction among organizational members.

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“…High differentiators are more interested in exploring new ideas and approaches to a task or problem situation than are low differentiators (Sieber & Lanzetta;1964;Suedfeld & Streufert 1966). Consequently, high differentiators are inclined to seek more diverse and novel information.…”

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Looking for a Few Good Sources: Exploring the Intraorganizational Communication Linkages of First Line Managers

Wilson

Malik

1995

Journal of Business Communication

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“…Recent data analysis has demonstrated that similarities between the structural effects of information load (cf. Stieufert andDriver, 1965, 1967;Streufert, Driver and Haun, 1967;Streufert and Schroder, 1965;Streufert, Suedfeld and Driver, 1965;Stager, 1967) and similar effects of failure and success do exis~t. It appears as though stress (as defined by Schroder et al), no matter whether due to load, success or failure conditions, has a range of cormon properties.…”

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An Implication for the Information Search Concept: Effects of Increasing Success and Failure on Perceived Information Quality

Streufert¹,

Castore²

1968

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“…We are able to measure these styles with instruments that have had extensive testing and validation. One such instrument is the Driver Decision Style Exercises, also known as DDSE instrument (Suedfeld and Streufert, 1966;Driver and Streufert, 1969;Driver, 1983). More than 400,000 individuals have used this "paper and pencil" instrument, which is now being offered on the Internet at http://www.futurestep.com/.…”

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Human Factors in Highway-Rail Crossing Accidents: The Influence of Driver Decision Style

Rahimi

Meshkati

2001

Proceedings of the First International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training and Vehicle Design: Dr

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Summary: This paper explores the hypothesis that driver decision-making style influences highway-rail crossing accidents. To investigate this, we have designed an analysis of variance experiment with three independent variables: "driver decision style," "driver time pressure" and "intersection complexity." To simulate the driving conditions, we identified and videotaped a number of dangerous crossings in downtown Los Angeles. The tapes represented different environmental complexities and time pressures a driver experiences while crossing an intersection. The tapes were played back to the subject drivers. The subjects were classified according to their decision styles. Dependent measures were designed based on a driver's decision to cross the intersection. This paper presents the conceptual approach and the experimental design for this research.

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Information search as a function of conceptual and environmental complexity

Cited by 31 publications

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Looking for a Few Good Sources: Exploring the Intraorganizational Communication Linkages of First Line Managers

Looking for a Few Good Sources: Exploring the Intraorganizational Communication Linkages of First Line Managers

An Implication for the Information Search Concept: Effects of Increasing Success and Failure on Perceived Information Quality

Human Factors in Highway-Rail Crossing Accidents: The Influence of Driver Decision Style

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