The relative importance of structural constraints and surface semantics in information modeling
Publication Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
5-1997
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.
Discipline
Databases and Information Systems | Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing
Research Areas
Information Systems and Management
Publication
Information Systems
Volume
22
Issue
2&3
First Page
155
Last Page
170
ISSN
0306-4379
Identifier
10.1016/S0306-4379(97)00009-4
Publisher
Elsevier
Citation
SIAU, Keng; WAND, Yair; and BENBASAT, Izak.
The relative importance of structural constraints and surface semantics in information modeling. (1997). Information Systems. 22, (2&3), 155-170.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/9437
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0306-4379(97)00009-4