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| - | '''Culture shock''' is a term used to describe the [[anxiety]] and [[feeling]]s (of surprise, disorientation, confusion, etc.) felt when people have to operate within an entirely different cultural or [[social environment]], such as a foreign country. It grows out of the difficulties in [[Cultural assimilation|assimilating]] the new [[culture]], causing difficulty in knowing what is appropriate and what is not. Often this is combined with strong [[disgust]] ([[Morality|moral]] or [[Aesthetics|aesthetical]]) about certain aspects of the new or different culture. | + | "'''Information overload'''" is a term popularized by [[Alvin Toffler]] in his bestselling 1970 book ''[[Future Shock]]''. It refers to the difficulty a person can have understanding an issue and making decisions that can be caused by the presence of too much information. |
| - | ==See also== | + | |
| - | * [[Cultural cringe]] | + | == Related terms == |
| - | * [[Future Shock]] | + | * [[Cognitive dissonance]] |
| - | * [[Information overload]] | + | * [[Continuous Partial Attention]] |
| - | * [[Student exchange program]] | + | * [[Internet addiction]] |
| + | * [[Learning curve]] | ||
| + | * [[Memory]] | ||
| + | * [[Mind-expanding]] | ||
| + | * [[Human multitasking|Multi-tasking]] | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | *[[Accelerando (novel)|Accelerando]], a 2005 [[science fiction]] novel about information overload and [[accelerating change]] | ||
| + | *[[Glass cockpit]] | ||
| + | *[[Information explosion]] | ||
| + | *[[Overchoice]] | ||
| + | *[[Attention management]] | ||
| + | *[[Attention economy]] | ||
| + | *[[Lexicographic information cost]] | ||
| + | *[[Stress management]] | ||
| + | *[[Time management]] | ||
| + | *[[Information pollution]] | ||
| + | *[[Analysis paralysis]] | ||
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"Information overload" is a term popularized by Alvin Toffler in his bestselling 1970 book Future Shock. It refers to the difficulty a person can have understanding an issue and making decisions that can be caused by the presence of too much information.
Related terms
- Cognitive dissonance
- Continuous Partial Attention
- Internet addiction
- Learning curve
- Memory
- Mind-expanding
- Multi-tasking
See also
- Accelerando, a 2005 science fiction novel about information overload and accelerating change
- Glass cockpit
- Information explosion
- Overchoice
- Attention management
- Attention economy
- Lexicographic information cost
- Stress management
- Time management
- Information pollution
- Analysis paralysis
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