TY - JOUR
T1 - Overcoming psychological obstacles to optimal online search performance
AU - Quinn, Brian
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - Successful online searching is more than simply a matter of mastering search technique. Emotions, attitudes and environmental factors like stress also play a crucial role in determining whether an online search will be successful or not. Focuses on the important relationship between emotion and cognition, how they affect each other, and what the implications are for online searchers. Investigates how affect and mood influence key cognitive functions and can pose psychological hurdles related to motivation, arousal, attention, concentration, self-confidence, and self-efficacy, all of which can be significant factors in determining the effectiveness of a search. Viewing searching behavior as a form of mental and physical performance similar to that of an athlete or performing artist, draws on the growing body of psychological research on performance which suggests that having the proper mindset can make an important difference in whether a searcher is successful.
AB - Successful online searching is more than simply a matter of mastering search technique. Emotions, attitudes and environmental factors like stress also play a crucial role in determining whether an online search will be successful or not. Focuses on the important relationship between emotion and cognition, how they affect each other, and what the implications are for online searchers. Investigates how affect and mood influence key cognitive functions and can pose psychological hurdles related to motivation, arousal, attention, concentration, self-confidence, and self-efficacy, all of which can be significant factors in determining the effectiveness of a search. Viewing searching behavior as a form of mental and physical performance similar to that of an athlete or performing artist, draws on the growing body of psychological research on performance which suggests that having the proper mindset can make an important difference in whether a searcher is successful.
KW - Cognition
KW - Online retrieval
KW - Performance
KW - Psychology
KW - Search engines
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0038559521&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1108/02640470310470516
DO - 10.1108/02640470310470516
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:0038559521
VL - 21
SP - 142
EP - 153
JO - Electronic Library
JF - Electronic Library
SN - 0264-0473
IS - 2
ER -