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I'm the same, I'm the same, I'm trying to change: Investigating the role of human information behavior in view change

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  • Dana McKay
  • Stephann Makri
  • Marisela Gutierrez‐Lopez
  • Colin Porlezza
  • Andrew Macfarlane
  • Glenda Cooper
  • Sondess Missaoui

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Information is powerful; it can influence peoples' views and, in turn, their behavior. Much recent research and discussion on the role information plays in view change has focused on filter bubbles, echo chambers and misinformation and how they might influence what people think and how they act. However, no prior work has focused specifically on understanding the human information behavior (HIB) that drives and facilitates view change. We report findings from interviews with 18 people who recently changed views on issues they considered important. We found a tight symbiotic relationship between HIB and view change; passive information encountering sparked change, often spurring follow‐up active seeking and verification which progressed the change to a “point of no return,” supported making the change and reinforced the decision to change. When shared, information that contributed to the change sometimes sparked changes in others (as did expressing or debating the change), serving as an information encounter that perpetuated a cycle of HIB and view change. This understanding of the integral role of HIB in view change can inform policy and systems design to promote view change autonomy and a broader research agenda of understanding HIB to support democratic principles and values.

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  • Dana McKay & Stephann Makri & Marisela Gutierrez‐Lopez & Colin Porlezza & Andrew Macfarlane & Glenda Cooper & Sondess Missaoui, 2024. "I'm the same, I'm the same, I'm trying to change: Investigating the role of human information behavior in view change," Journal of the Association for Information Science & Technology, Association for Information Science & Technology, vol. 75(7), pages 844-858, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jinfst:v:75:y:2024:i:7:p:844-858
    DOI: 10.1002/asi.24885
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