| dc.creator |
Weimer , Jon |
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| dc.date |
2011 -02 -18T23 :03 :49Z |
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| dc.date |
2012 -06 -01T14 :33 :37Z |
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| dc.date |
2011 -02 -18T23 :03 :49Z |
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| dc.date |
2012 -06 -01T14 :33 :37Z |
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| dc.date |
2011 -02 -18T23 :03 :49Z |
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| dc.date |
1988 -01 -01 |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2012 -11 -29T19 :49 :15Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2012 -11 -29T19 :49 :15Z |
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| dc.date.issued |
2012 -11 -29 |
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| dc.identifier |
http : / /hdl .handle .net /2346 /19346 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http : / /hdl .handle .net /2346 /19346 |
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| dc.description |
The tide of computer technology has brought with it a new era of communications . The age of computer -linked communications is upon us , and yet the field of human factors has failed to overcome technological inertia to meet this change .
The field of software psychology studies human performance in computer and information systems . The effects of personality on performance in computer systems is a "hot" topic in software psychology as is computer -mediated communication .
A study was proposed to examine the influence of Machiavellian tendencies on the solution of a problem discussed via computer -mediated communications or faceto - face communications . Groups which communicated via computer took significantly longer to solve the problem than did groups in which communication was face -to -face . Groups in which the manipulator was low Mach and the target was high Mach took the longest time . When the dependent measure was the amount of influence , rather than time , mode proved to be the primary factor—individuals v ;ere more easily influenced face -to -face . Quality of the end product and the amount of influence exerted by the target were not found to be affected . Implications for this research and future research are discussed . |
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| dc.language |
en _US |
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| dc.publisher |
Texas Tech University |
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| dc.rights |
unrestricted |
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| dc.subject |
Effect of computers on |
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| dc.subject |
Problem solving |
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| dc.subject |
Manipulative behavior |
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| dc.subject |
Effect of telecommunication |
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| dc.subject |
Interactive computer systems |
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| dc.subject |
Computer software - - Psychological aspects |
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| dc.title |
Machiavellianism and computer -mediated communication : an experiment in the software psychology of terminal to terminal communication |
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| dc.type |
Electronic Dissertation |
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