Computer experience: A poor predictor of computer attitudes

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 823-840

  Garland, Kate J ^a   Noyes, Jan M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer attitudes; Computer use; Objective computer experience; Subjective computer experience

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATA ACQUISITION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; SPREADSHEETS; WORD PROCESSING;

COMPUTER ATTITUDES; COMPUTER USE; OBJECTIVE COMPUTER EXPERIENCE; SUBJECTIVE COMPUTER EXPERIENCE;

COMPUTERS;

EID: 7544226428     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2003.11.010     Document Type: Article

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