Toward a better understanding of help seeking behavior: An evaluation of help mechanisms in two IR systems
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[An analysis of decision-making process in help-seeking behavior].
The purpose of this study was to analyze decision-making process in help-seeking behavior with the information monitoring method. Four simulated situations were prepared in which help became necessary. Eight categories of further situational information were explained, and 67 subjects were asked to indicate which categories of information they would like to see before actually seeking others' h...
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0044-7870
DOI: 10.1002/meet.14504301203