Evolutionary Psychology and Information Systems Research : A New Approach to Studying the Effects of Modern Technologies on Human Behavior

The point of Information System (IS) EP research then is that these evolved psychological traits very likely influence our behavior toward modern technologies, and a deeper understanding of how technology affects behavior might be achieved by applying concepts and theories from EP. Springer author Ned Kock (Information Systems Action Research: An Applied View of Emerging Concepts and Methods) is probably the leading scholar in IS-EP research, and he is proposing an AoIS volume to gather together for the first time invited papers on EP concepts and theories that can be used as a basis for future research, examples of ongoing IS-EP research, and a look at the current debate on IS-EP research. Kock will invite leading scholars in IS and IS-EP research as well as the leading scholars in pure EP (see attached proposal for all names) to contribute papers. Topics to be covered include basic human behavior toward technology, interface design, online dating and consumer behavior, information search and use behavior, and autopoiesis and self-organizing information systems. TOC:Evolutionary Psychology and Information Systems Theorizing.- Group Level Evolution and Information Systems: What Can We Learn From Animal Colonies in Nature?.- Applying Evolutionary Psychology to the Study of Post-Adoption Information Technology Use:Reinforcement, Extension or Revolution?.- The Behavioral Ecology of Human Foraging in an Online Environment: of Omnivores, Informavores and Hunter-Gatherers.- Suprise and Human Evolution: How a Snake Screen Enhanced Knowledge Transfer through a Web Interace.- How do E-Learners Participate in Synchronous Online Discussions? Evolutionary and Social Psychological Perspectives.- Who`s in Your Shopping Cart? Expected and Experienced Effects of Choice Abundance in the Online Dating Context.- Cognitive Adaptation and Collective Action: The P2P File-Sharing Phenomenon.- Studying Invisibly: Media Naturalness and Learning.- Using Evolutionary Psychology to Extend our Understanding of Fit and Human Drives in is Utilization Decisions and Performance.- The Interaction of Communication Medium and Management Control Systems in the Processes and Outcomes of Transfer Price Negotiations.- A Research Model for Online Social Behavior Based on an Evolutionary, Social Psychological, and Technological Approach.- Costly Traits and E-Collaboration: The Importance of Oral Speech in Electronic Knowledge Communication.- Homo Virtualensis: Evolutionary Psychology as a Tool for Studying Video Games.- The Modern Hunter-Gatherer Hunts Aliens and Gathers Power-Ups: The Evolutionary Appeal of Violent Video Games and How They Can be Beneficial.- Three Roads to Cultural Recurrence.- Evolution as Metaphor: A Critical Review of the Use of Evolutionary Concepts in Information Systems and e-Commerce.