The Inverted U-Curve Of Info Overwhelm

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Information Overwhelm
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Person
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Researchers across various disciplines have found that performance of an individual correlates positively with the amount of information he or she receives, up to a certain point (Eppler & Mengis, 2004). Beyond this point, the individual’s performance will rapidly decline, described by an inverted-u curve (Chewning & Harrell, 1990).

The Scientific Management of Information Overload