Effects of humor in task-oriented human-computer interaction and computer-mediated communication: a direct test of SRCT theory

Human-Computer Interaction

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 395-435

  Morkes, John ^a   Kernal, Hadyn K ^b   Nass, Clifford ^c  

^a Trilogy Software Inc   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; PSYCHOLOGY COMPUTING; USER INTERFACES;

COMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; HUMOR;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 0033344347     PISSN: 07370024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327051HCI1404_2     Document Type: Article

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