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Social epistemology and online knowledge exchange (2015)
Thesis
Matthews, P. Social epistemology and online knowledge exchange. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/802272

This document summarises the submitted research which has investigated online knowledge exchange and related it to the philosophical field of social epistemology. The broad aims have been: firstly to investigate what social epistemology theory can of... Read More about Social epistemology and online knowledge exchange.

Use of credibility heuristics in a social question-answering service (2015)
Journal Article
Matthews, P. (2015). Use of credibility heuristics in a social question-answering service. Information Research, 20(1),

Introduction.This study looked at the effect of community peripheral cues (specifically voting score and answerer's reputation) on the user's credibility rating of answers. Method. Students in technology and philosophy were asked to assess the credi... Read More about Use of credibility heuristics in a social question-answering service.