Attributions of responsibility toward computing technology: The role of interface social cues and user gender

International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 595-612

  Johnson, Richard D ^a   Veltri, Natasha F ^b   Hornik, Steven ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY; INTERFACE DESIGNS; LABORATORY DESIGN; SOCIAL CUES; THEORY AND PRACTICE;

PSYCHOLOGY COMPUTING;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 48849111354     PISSN: 10447318     EISSN: 15327590     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10447310802205784     Document Type: Article

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