Adapting communicative strategies to computer-mediated communication: An analysis of task performance and dialogue structure

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 325-348

  Newlands, Alison ^a   Anderson, Anne H ^a   Mullin, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; EXPERIENCE; GAME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 8744262980     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.868     Document Type: Article

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