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Exploring cultural differences in information behavior applying psychophysiological methods

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This ongoing exploratory study has two main goals: to compare information seeking behavior (1) across two cultures and (2) across the users' native and foreign languages. A secondary goal is the evaluation of the capability of psychophysiological data collection methods in the study of human-computer interaction (and especially the information interaction) experience. The applied physiological channels are Heart Period Variability (HPV), Skin Conductance (SC), pupil size, and eye-tracking data. The first part of the series of experiments has been completed with US participants with a significant (non-heritage) knowledge of Spanish. The second part will be performed in Hungary, with Hungarian participants with knowledge of English.

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  1. cross-cultural comparison
  2. empirical methods
  3. eye-tracking
  4. heart period variability (hpv)
  5. information behavior
  6. skin conductance (sc)
  7. user study

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  • (2015)Improved Temporal Resolution Heart Rate Variability Monitoring—Pilot Results of Non-Laboratory Experiments Targeting Future Assessment of Human-Computer InteractionInternational Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics10.1080/10803548.2011.1107688117:2(105-117)Online publication date: 8-Jan-2015
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