The relative importance of structural constraints and surface semantics in information modeling

被引:46
作者
Siau, K [1 ]
Wand, Y [1 ]
Benbasat, I [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV BRITISH COLUMBIA,DIV MIS,VANCOUVER,BC V6T 1Z2,CANADA
关键词
information modeling; requirements engineering; conceptual modeling; experimental study; human behavior; cognitive biases;
D O I
10.1016/S0306-4379(97)00009-4
中图分类号
TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
This paper describes an experiment designed to investigate the use of structural constraints and surface semantics by modeling experts. The experimental results indicated that when interpreting information models, modeling experts focused almost entirely on the structural constraints, and ignored the surface semantics, even in situations where the structural constraints were in contradiction to the real world situation. These biases exhibited by modeling experts are explained using the learning model in cognitive psychology. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.
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页码:155 / 170
页数:16
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