An Analysis of the Use of Social Processes During Computer Use

Abstract

This study investigated the claim that people use social processes relating to other humans when interacting with computers. A laboratory study (n = 38) manipulated two team factors, identity and interdependence and a stereotype activation effect to two labels, generalist and specialist. Subjects for this study were military members or civilians working for the military. The results show that none of the subjects reported being influenced by team or stereotype manipulations as given in self reports. Incongruent to these findings, the behavioral data demonstrated that subjects were influenced by stereotype labels. There were no interaction effects between team factors and stereotype labels found in either self reported data or behavioral data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA335250

Entities

People

  • Shawna R. Wimpy

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Behavior And Behavior Mechanisms
  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Sets
  • Environment
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Plants
  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Students
  • Surveys

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Molecular Genetics
  • Organizational Psychology.