在年轻人和年长的成年人中寻找好奇心和信息的管理者
Liyana T Swirsky1, Julia Spaniol1
1Department of Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University.
Psychology and aging
|September 19, 2024
概括
年长的成年人更多地参与到流行的在线内容中,而年轻的成年人则参与得更少. 老年人也对集体实用价值表现出更大的兴趣,这表明好奇心和信息搜索的年龄相关差异.
科学领域:
- 认知心理学 认知心理学
- 生命周期发展 寿命发展
- 人与计算机的交互
背景情况:
- 信息价值线索显著影响好奇心和寻求信息的行为.
- 了解处理这些线索的年龄相关差异对于有效的信息传播至关重要.
- 以前的研究还没有完全阐明社会和实际价值线索如何不同地影响年轻人和老年人的信息参与.
研究的目的:
- 调查年龄差异如何影响社会和实际价值线索的好奇心和信息搜索.
- 探索在线人气指标 (社会价值) 和领域相关性 (实际价值) 如何影响年轻人和老年人的参与.
- 检查不同年龄段的好奇心和信息搜索之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 进行了两项实验,共有514名年轻人和老年人参与其中.
- 实验1:通过在线人气指标 (社会价值) 操纵,评估对事的好奇心和信息搜索.
- 实验2:评估对科学事实的好奇心和信息搜索,通过突出个人/集体实用价值 (医学/环境) 来操纵.
主要成果:
- 老年人对受欢迎程度高的信息的参与度增加,而年轻人对受欢迎程度低的信息的参与度减少.
- 与年轻人相比,老年人对集体实用价值的敏感度更高.
- 好奇心和随后的信息搜索之间的联系在老年人中比年轻人更强烈.
结论:
- 动机优先事项的年龄相关差异可能会导致好奇心和信息搜索的变化.
- 研究结果可以为加强老年人学习和改善数字素养干预措施的策略提供信息.
- 针对点击诱和错误信息的干预措施可以从考虑特定年龄对价值线索的反应中获益.
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