Deception in cyberspace: A comparison of text-only vs. avatar-supported medium

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 770-783

  Galanxhi, Holtjona ^a   Nah, Fiona Fui Hoon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Avatars; Deception; Online synchronous communication; State anxiety

Indexed keywords

AVATAR SUPPORTED MEDIUM; CYBERSPACE; DECEPTION; DECEPTIVE BEHAVIORS; ONLINE SYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATION; STATE ANXIETY;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTERNET; ONLINE SYSTEMS; USER INTERFACES;

CYBERNETICS;

EID: 34447563931     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: 10959300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2007.04.005     Document Type: Article

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