The relative importance of structural constraints and surface semantics in information modeling

Keng Siau; Yair Wand; Izak Benbasat

doi:10.1016/s0306-4379(97)00009-4

Author(s)

Keng Siau
Yair Wand
Izak Benbasat

Detail(s)

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	155-170
Journal / Publication	Information Systems
Volume	22
Issue number	2-3
Publication status	Published - Apr 1997
Externally published	Yes

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DOI	DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/s0306-4379(97)00009-4 Final Published version
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Abstract

This paper describes an experiment designed to investigate the use of structural constraints and surface semantics by modeling experts. The experimental results indicated that when interpreting information models, modeling experts focused almost entirely on the structural constraints, and ignored the surface semantics, even in situations where the structural constraints were in contradiction to the real world situation. These biases exhibited by modeling experts are explained using the learning model in cognitive psychology. © 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.

Research Area(s)

Cognitive Biases, Conceptual Modeling, Experimental Study, Human Behavior, Information Modeling, Requirements Engineering

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The relative importance of structural constraints and surface semantics in information modeling. / Siau, Keng; Wand, Yair; Benbasat, Izak.
In: Information Systems, Vol. 22, No. 2-3, 04.1997, p. 155-170.

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Siau, K, Wand, Y & Benbasat, I 1997, 'The relative importance of structural constraints and surface semantics in information modeling', Information Systems, vol. 22, no. 2-3, pp. 155-170. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0306-4379(97)00009-4

Siau, K., Wand, Y., & Benbasat, I. (1997). The relative importance of structural constraints and surface semantics in information modeling. Information Systems, 22(2-3), 155-170. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0306-4379(97)00009-4

Siau K, Wand Y, Benbasat I. The relative importance of structural constraints and surface semantics in information modeling. Information Systems. 1997 Apr;22(2-3):155-170. doi: 10.1016/s0306-4379(97)00009-4

Siau, Keng ; Wand, Yair ; Benbasat, Izak. / The relative importance of structural constraints and surface semantics in information modeling. In: Information Systems. 1997 ; Vol. 22, No. 2-3. pp. 155-170.