Dependent variable
The primary dependent variables examined in this
study were general and detailed information
processing. The general and detailed information
processing was determined during the participants’
searching process. By default, the search engines they
used show 10 results per page. The participants were
trained to keep track of the relevance judgment tactics
based on title, URL or snippet. Title and URL are
counted as general information. Snippet is counted as
detailed information. Query length is used to evaluate
one’s intention to search for general or specific
information since usually long queries get detailed
information back, but short queries get general
information [8].