Title: The Behavioral Ecology of Human Foraging in an Online Environment: Of Omnivores, Informavores, and Hunter–Gatherers
Abstract: The basic decision rules by which we live were shaped by natural selectionnatural selection . Among the most fundamental problems to be solved for humans, or any other creature, is the problem of finding, securing, and using resources; or in more general terms, foraging. ForagingForaging is the naturally selected way in which we manage patchy and stochastic environments. In the behavioral ecologybehavioral ecology literature, foraging theoryforaging theory is a well-developed set of theoretical propositions and empirical models that address common questions about decision rules for predators. To introduce foraging theory and its relevance for behavior in technologically rich environments, basic concepts such as marginal value theoremmarginal value theorem , matchingmatching , and delay discountingdelay discounting are introduced. Just as we foraged on the savannas, we now forage online. Two independent streams of research on online foraging "the behavioral ecology of consumptionthe behavioral ecology of consumption " and "information foraginginformation foraging " have delineated foraging functions in an online environment over the past decade. This chapter reviews the respective work in each research stream and summarizes the current state of knowledge in modern human foraging.
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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