Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - Effects of personality and task strength on performance in computerized tasks

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Effects of personality and task strength on performance in computerized tasks / Laurie A. Richter and Gavriel Salvendy

Sumario: This study examines the effects of embedding human personality characteristics into the computer interface. Eighty university students were taught how to use Hypercard on the Macintosh computer in a 2x2x2 factorial design as follows: personality of the interface x subjects'personality x task strength. The results indicated that subjects do perceive computer software as having personalities similar to those of humans

En: Ergonomics. - London and Washington. - Vol. 38, nº 2, February 1995 ; p. 281-291

1. Ergonomía . 2. Ordenadores . 3. Programas informáticos . 4. Comportamiento humano . 5. Resistencia . 6. Métodos de análisis . I. Salvendy, Gavriel . II. Título. III. Título: Ergonomics.