Search results for "naive models" (4)
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The role of cultural representations in the diffusion of innovation
In the 1980's a wave of research in cognitive science examined the role of preconceptions, in the form of naive theories and mental models, in shaping our understanding of the world (Gentner & Stevens, 1983, McClosky 1983, ). Research on naïve p...
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How people used the Internet in 1997
I wrote this article for a conference ESOMAR in 1997 based on a study we did in 1996 and 1997.
In 1997, we interviewed 60 people in France and Italy, from various social and professional backgrounds who were all regular computer use...
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How Internet was used in 2001
We wrote this article with Francesco Cara at the end of 2001.
All Internet users can be split up in three main categories : expert, naïve and what we call "light" users. Experts are the first comers to...
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Wasting time
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