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Human Behavior on the WWW

Human Behavior on the WWW

Anja S. Göritz, Ranjit K. Singh, Birgit J. Voggeser
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 15
ISBN13: 9781466603158|ISBN10: 1466603151|EISBN13: 9781466603165
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-0315-8.ch010
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Göritz, Anja S., et al. "Human Behavior on the WWW." Encyclopedia of Cyber Behavior, edited by Zheng Yan, IGI Global, 2012, pp. 117-131. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0315-8.ch010

APA

Göritz, A. S., Singh, R. K., & Voggeser, B. J. (2012). Human Behavior on the WWW. In Z. Yan (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Cyber Behavior (pp. 117-131). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0315-8.ch010

Chicago

Göritz, Anja S., Ranjit K. Singh, and Birgit J. Voggeser. "Human Behavior on the WWW." In Encyclopedia of Cyber Behavior, edited by Zheng Yan, 117-131. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0315-8.ch010

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Abstract

This entry summarizes psychological research on human behavior on the World Wide Web, excluding WWW topics addressed in other entries in this encyclopedia (e.g., social networking sites, blogs, and Wikipedia). Four areas are examined: (1) Online research covers the methodology of conducting psychological research online. The focus lies on people’s behavior as participants in Web-based research. (2) Internet addiction is a clinical psychological topic about the phenomenon of excessive Internet use that shares characteristics with compulsive or addicted behavior. (3) Online search behavior and information processing deals with how people search for information online and with the effects of hypertext on learning and cognitive load. (4) Online consumer behavior summarizes research of determinants of whether and how often people buy online.

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