A social image theory of information acquisition, opinion formation, and voting

RESEARCH ON MATHEMATICAL THEORY OF INFORMATION ACQUISITION

International Journal of Information Acquisition ◽

10.1142/s0219878904000379 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 01 (04) ◽

pp. 279-293 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

XIAO-LONG WANG ◽

YUN-JIAN GE

Keyword(s):

Mathematical Description ◽

Information Acquisition ◽

Mathematical Theory ◽

Theory Of Information

Based on the "otherness" definition, information is assumed to be made up of "dimensions". Consequently, mathematical description of information is realized, and basic operations on information are also realizable. Hence, in IA subspace, information may be valued; the process of IA may be described quantificationally and mathematically. The IAC is brought forward to evaluate the IA process, and the evaluating result is used to ameliorate the IA process.

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Toward a Theory of Visual Information Acquisition in Driving

Human Factors The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society ◽

10.1177/0018720820939693 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 001872082093969

Author(s):

Benjamin Wolfe ◽

Ben D. Sawyer ◽

Ruth Rosenholtz

Keyword(s):

Information Acquisition ◽

Visual Information ◽

Peripheral Vision ◽

Driver Behavior ◽

Science Research ◽

Movement Planning ◽

Driver Assistance Systems ◽

The World ◽

Visual Tasks ◽

Theory Of Information

Objective The aim of this study is to describe information acquisition theory, explaining how drivers acquire and represent the information they need. Background While questions of what drivers are aware of underlie many questions in driver behavior, existing theories do not directly address how drivers in particular and observers in general acquire visual information. Understanding the mechanisms of information acquisition is necessary to build predictive models of drivers’ representation of the world and can be applied beyond driving to a wide variety of visual tasks. Method We describe our theory of information acquisition, looking to questions in driver behavior and results from vision science research that speak to its constituent elements. We focus on the intersection of peripheral vision, visual attention, and eye movement planning and identify how an understanding of these visual mechanisms and processes in the context of information acquisition can inform more complete models of driver knowledge and state. Results We set forth our theory of information acquisition, describing the gap in understanding that it fills and how existing questions in this space can be better understood using it. Conclusion Information acquisition theory provides a new and powerful way to study, model, and predict what drivers know about the world, reflecting our current understanding of visual mechanisms and enabling new theories, models, and applications. Application Using information acquisition theory to understand how drivers acquire, lose, and update their representation of the environment will aid development of driver assistance systems, semiautonomous vehicles, and road safety overall.

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A New Theory of Information Acquisition and Recovery: Intrinsic Geometry Approach with Asset Pricing Applications

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3196072 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Raymond C. W. Leung

Keyword(s):

Asset Pricing ◽

Information Acquisition ◽

Intrinsic Geometry ◽

Theory Of Information

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Research on mathematical theory of information acquisition

International Conference on Information Acquisition, 2004. Proceedings. ◽

10.1109/icia.2004.1373321 ◽

2005 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Xiaolong Wang ◽

Yunjian Ge ◽

Xiujun Wang

Keyword(s):

Information Acquisition ◽

Mathematical Theory ◽

Theory Of Information

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Information Behavior and Political Preferences

British Journal of Political Science ◽

10.1017/s0007123416000600 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 49 (2) ◽

pp. 533-556 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Konstantin Vössing ◽

Till Weber

Keyword(s):

Information Acquisition ◽

Information Quality ◽

Information Behavior ◽

Selective Exposure ◽

Quality Information ◽

Policy Positions ◽

Political Preferences ◽

High Quality Information ◽

Theory Of Information ◽

European Parliament Elections

This article shows that citizens consider policy positions for the formation of their political preferences when they actively seek and find high-quality information, while they dismiss passively acquired and low-quality information. The study develops an extended theory of information and political preferences that incorporates the process of information acquisition and its connection with information quality. A novel experimental design separates the effects on political preferences due to information behavior as an activity from those due to selective exposure to information. The study applies this design in a laboratory experiment with a diverse group of participants using the example of issue voting and European integration in the context of the 2014 European Parliament elections.

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