The present study demonstrates that (1) computer personalities can be easily created using
a minimal set of cues, and (2) that people will respond to these personalities in the same …

How “real” are computer personalities? Using a psychological criterion for “reality,” 2 studies
tested whether people respond to computer personalities the same way they tend to …

This study examined whether people would interpret and respond to verbal (text) and non-
verbal cues (posture) of personality in interactive characters just as they interpret cues from …

Recent research indicates that people respond socially to computers and perceive them as
having personalities. Software agents are artifacts that particularly embody those qualities …

People behave differently in the presence of other people than they do when they are alone.
People also may behave differently when designers introduce more human-like qualities …

Attempts to generate anthropomorphic responsesto computers have been based on
complex, agent-based interfaces. This study provides experimental evidence that minimal …

A laboratory experiment examines the claims that (1) humans are susceptible to flattery from
computers and (2) the effects of flattery from computers are the same as the effects of flattery …

Testing the assumption that more anthropomorphic (human-like) computer representations
elicit more social responses from people, a between-participants experiment (N= 168) …

This study examines the interaction effect between user factors and media factors on
feelings of social presence which are critical in the design of virtual reality systems and …

Following Langer (1992), this article reviews a series of experimental studies that
demonstrate that individuals mindlessly apply social rules and expectations to computers …