B4.09
Information Foraging Theory
Cards in this group · 8
- B4.09.1Users follow paths according to information scent
- B4.09.2Weak scent leads to abandonment rather than deeper search
- B4.09.3Link and label wording directly determines scent strength
- B4.09.4The theory borrows optimal-foraging models and explains path choice by benefit-to-cost ratio
- B4.09.5Users leave an information patch only when its yield falls below the environment’s average
- B4.09.6Scent is a subjective judgment of cues and may mismatch true relevance
- B4.09.7Increasing cue density and shortening path length are different interventions with noninterchangeable effects
- B4.09.8The theory explains abandonment and retreat, not why the goal arose