Description
Information addiction is a condition in which individuals compulsively engage in information consumption behavior. In today’s world of unprecedented information access, the realities of information addiction can have significant impacts on individuals, families, and organizations. The objective of this research-in-progress study is to explore the neural underpinnings of information addiction as a first step in a larger research program of understanding the antecedents, neural and behavioral manifestations, and consequences of information addition. We outline the theoretical basis for our investigation and describe the design and execution of a pilot fMRI experiment in which participants view both novel and repeat information-bearing tweets. We describe our planned data analysis and future directions for the research program.
Recommended Citation
Meservy, Thomas; Fadel, Kelly; and Meservy, Rayman David, "Cognitive Patterns of Information Addiction" (2017). AMCIS 2017 Proceedings. 28.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2017/AdvancesIS/Presentations/28
Cognitive Patterns of Information Addiction
Information addiction is a condition in which individuals compulsively engage in information consumption behavior. In today’s world of unprecedented information access, the realities of information addiction can have significant impacts on individuals, families, and organizations. The objective of this research-in-progress study is to explore the neural underpinnings of information addiction as a first step in a larger research program of understanding the antecedents, neural and behavioral manifestations, and consequences of information addition. We outline the theoretical basis for our investigation and describe the design and execution of a pilot fMRI experiment in which participants view both novel and repeat information-bearing tweets. We describe our planned data analysis and future directions for the research program.