How credible are online product reviews? the effects of self-generated and system-generated cues on source credibility evaluation

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 55, Issue , 2016, Pages 633-641

  Shan, Yan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Expertise; Product reviews; Source credibility; Trustworthiness

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

ARGUMENT QUALITIES; CONSUMER DECISION MAKING; EXPERTISE; INFORMATION SOURCES; ONLINE PRODUCT REVIEWS; PRODUCT REVIEWS; SOURCE CREDIBILITIES; TRUSTWORTHINESS;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 84946944680     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2015.10.013     Document Type: Article

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