The second self: computers and the human spirit
The second self: computers and the human spirit
An attribution model of decision support systems (DSS) usage
Information and Management
Technical writers as computer scientists: the challenges of online documentation
Text, context, and hypertext: writing with and for the computer
Four paradigms of information systems development
Communications of the ACM
The importance of learning style in end-user training
MIS Quarterly
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
Can computer personalities be human personalities?
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
Situated facial displays: towards social interaction
CHI '95 Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
The media equation: how people treat computers, television, and new media like real people and places
Silicon sycophants: the effects of computers that flatter
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
The persona effect: affective impact of animated pedagogical agents
Proceedings of the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human factors in computing systems
Slaves of the machine: the quickening of computer technology
Slaves of the machine: the quickening of computer technology
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
Life on the Screen: Identity in the Age of the Internet
Life on the Screen: Identity in the Age of the Internet
Understanding Computers and Cognition: A New Foundation for Design
Understanding Computers and Cognition: A New Foundation for Design
Semantic Structuring in Analyst Acquisition and Representation of Facts in Requirements Analysis
Information Systems Research
Information Systems Research
Human-Computer Interaction
Validating instruments in MIS research
MIS Quarterly
Behaviour & Information Technology
Ethics and Information Technology
Gender Differences in E-Learning: Communication, Social Presence, and Learning Outcomes
Journal of Organizational and End User Computing
Internet applications use and personality
Telematics and Informatics
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A debate exists as to whether social cues should be intentionally designed into the user interface. Some have argued that such interfaces will improve comfort with the interface, create a more natural interaction and improve productivity, although others have argued that these interfaces will lead individuals to ascribe characteristics and responsibilities to computing technology that it does not have. Despite the debate, limited research has focused on the impact these interfaces have on how people ascribe responsibility to computing technology. Drawing from social psychology, empirical work regarding social responses toward computing technology, and attribution theory, this research empirically tests a model developed by Marakas et al. [2000. A theoretical model of differential social attributions toward computing technology: when the metaphor becomes the model. International Journal of Human Computer Studies 52, 719-750] which identifies and explains several of the factors that contribute to differential social attributions toward computing technology. Using data from 240 students and professionals, results from a laboratory study indicate that attributions toward computing technology are influenced by an individual's core self-evaluations, their generalized beliefs about the social role of computing technology and the nature of the computer interface used. Specifically, the results provide support for the argument that certain individuals do indeed attribute independent agency to computing technology and respond accordingly, and that this propensity is magnified when exposed to a computer with a distinctly social interface. Implications for both the applied and academic research communities are discussed.