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Should I Look for More or Not? Construction and Assessment of a New Information Search Scale

Bhattacharya, Chandrima
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1438980847

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2015, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Toledo, Psychology.
The current work proposes and tests a new adaptive information search scale (AISS) which assumes maximizing (prefer to look through all choices) and satisficing (satisfied with a good enough choice) are not unidimensional constructs and, can identify maximizers, satisficers and adapters. Study 1 found the maximizing scale developed by Schwartz et al. (2002) could not predict the variability of information search as a function of choice complexity. In Study 2, the AISS scale was developed, refined and tested using item analysis and exploratory factor analysis. In Study 3, the scale was administered to a separate sample of 728 to test its constructive validity using CFA. Latent class analysis revealed 4 different classes: maximizers, satisficers, adaptive maximizers and adaptive satisficers. Also the subscales were tested for internal consistency and correlations with other variables. Finally, Study 4 tested whether AISS and MS can really predict changes in information search style as a function of choice complexity. Results indicated that AISS is a better predictor of change in information search style due to changes in choice complexity as compared to MS.
John Jasper (Committee Chair)
Jon Elhai (Committee Member)
Jason Rose (Committee Member)
Stephen Christman (Committee Member)
Ainsworth Bailey (Committee Member)
96 p.
Cognitive Psychology; Quantitative Psychology
Information search Scale, Decision Making Style Scale

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  • Bhattacharya, C. (2015). Should I Look for More or Not? Construction and Assessment of a New Information Search Scale [Doctoral dissertation, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1438980847

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Bhattacharya, Chandrima. Should I Look for More or Not? Construction and Assessment of a New Information Search Scale . 2015. University of Toledo, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1438980847.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Bhattacharya, Chandrima. "Should I Look for More or Not? Construction and Assessment of a New Information Search Scale ." Doctoral dissertation, University of Toledo, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1438980847

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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