How hierarchical structures may influence the way that we think

• Published in: Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 1 - 2
• Main Author: Loehrlein, Aaron
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.11.2010

This paper presents experimental results showing that a user's interaction with hierarchical classification may affect the user's conceptual structures. After performing a directed browsing task using a hierarchical classificatory structure, subjects rated as more important the concepts th...