The influence of anthropomorphism and agency on social judgment in virtual environments

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Nowak, Kristine L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b U 1085 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ANTHROPOMORPHISM; COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS; DISCERNABLE DIFFERENCES; SOCIAL JUDGEMENTS; VIRTUAL IMAGES;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 2942738991     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2004.tb00284.x     Document Type: Article

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