Do Online Voting Patterns Reflect Evolved Features of Human Cognition? An Exploratory Empirical Investigation
Abstract
Online votes or ratings can assist internet users in evaluating the credibility and appeal of the information which they encounter. For example, aggregator websites such as Reddit allow users to up-vote submitted content to make it more prominent, and down-vote content to make it less prominent. Here we argue that decisions over what to up- or down-vote may be guided by evolved features of human cognition. We predict that internet users should...
Paper Details
Title
Do Online Voting Patterns Reflect Evolved Features of Human Cognition? An Exploratory Empirical Investigation
Published Date
Jun 11, 2015
Journal
Volume
10
Issue
6
Pages
e0129703 - e0129703
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