Showing papers in "Computers in Human Behavior in 1992"

TL;DR: For the most part, electronic mail served a purely social function, with over one fourth containing highly intimate content and unexpectedly little showing signs of "flaming" or hostility and social inappropriateness.

TL;DR: In this paper, two studies were conducted to assess the ability of the theory of reasoned action (Ajzen & Fishbein, 1980) to predict computer-related attitudes and behavior.

TL;DR: In this article, computer-administered versions of personality tests were examined for differences from the identical tests in standard paper and pencil formats, and significant differences were found relative to a paper-and-pencil control group, particularly in those individuals identified as computer anxious.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe computer attitudes of college students from two geographic areas (the United States and Kuwait) using the 20-statement Computer Attitude Scale (CAS) to collect responses of the students.

TL;DR: In this article, a behavioral treatment program for obesity was implemented in the natural environment through the use of hand-held computers, and participants were randomly assigned either to computer-assisted behavior therapy alone or to computer assisted behavior therapy augmented by participation in a support group.

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of cognitive process research on writing suggests that a generative-evaluative model of composing could significantly alter instruction on higher level writing skills and strategies.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors test several assumptions about the circumstances under which an individual will elect to use an electronic mail system (EMS) in an organization and find that user perceptions of the medium's usefulness will affect use, and formal and informal pressure can be used effectively to help induce nonusers to adopt.

TL;DR: It is concluded that a computer program representing a synthesis of machine learning techniques, conventional statistical methods, and automatic interaction detectors should be developed.

TL;DR: In a study involving 38 remedial and 29 accelerated 11th-grade students, two groups from each ability level received writing-process-based instruction using computers and two other groups were instructed without the use of computers.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate the effects of manipulating group size and exposure time on achievement in computer learning situation keeping in mind the practical constraints of limited computer resources that teachers presently face.

TL;DR: It is argued that the quality of decision making in psychoeducational practice is likely to profit considerably from directives derived from a so-called normative diagnostic-prognostic framework, and that a computerized decision-support system is a promising tool for facilitation of the actual use of such directives.

TL;DR: It is proposed that a closed-loop model of interaction provides a more natural, more accurate description of problem solving with computers, and it is suggested that human accomplishment is strongly enhanced by engagement of the user in such environments.

TL;DR: The authors examined the effects of a computer telecommunications program on writing performance and attitudes of fifth-graders (N = 50) in reading, writing, and computers using a pre-post comparison group design.

TL;DR: The basic concept and database structures of hyper media are briefly reviewed and important functional requirements for the instructional application of hypermedia are described.

TL;DR: Using a within-subjects design, 75 naval pilots and flight officers were administered computer-based and paper-based tests to assess semantic knowledge in order to determine the relative reliabilities and validities of these two measurement modes.

TL;DR: In this paper, a 14-week study focused on the use of word processing to promote the writing of descriptive, narrative, expository, and persuasive essays was conducted, where three dependent measures were used: (a) essay quality, (b) writing apprehension and (c) computer anxiety.

TL;DR: In this article, the results of an attitudinal survey completed by 72 inmates who had been involved in both computerized assessment and a Computerized Adjunct to Psychotherapy (CAP) program are reported.

TL;DR: The basic principle of the information system is representation of the set of candidates for the client with psychological warnings about potential “conflict zones” in relationships between client and candidate rather than a ranking of candidates based on hypothetical “psychological compatibility” indices.

TL;DR: The Draw-A-Computer User Test appears to exhibit adequate construct validity to warrant its usage as an instrument with which to assess children's attitudes towards computers, computer users, and computer technologies.

TL;DR: In this article, the role of characteristics that are important to consider in the development of computerized training systems was examined, and a hypothesized model regarding the relationship among three latent variables and a set of measured variables serving as indicators for the latent variables.

TL;DR: In this paper, the problem of discovering rules that govern social interactions and relations in preliteral societies is dealt with, where two older computer programs are described that can receive data, possibly incomplete and redundant, representing kinship relations among named individuals.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe a computer-connected writing program and share examples of children's writing that has been done; but in the process more was learned than expected, and the findings proved compelling enough to become the greater focus of this work, which is not yet known whether the increase in these childrens writing skills is a result of their relationship with computers or the effective teaching that occurs at this school; perhaps it is because they are allowed to create their own writing It is likely a combination of all It is also true that these young children seem to have bridged a

TL;DR: Several expert system software development tools that are available for the IBM PC and compatible computers are identified and basic information about them are given.

TL;DR: An overview of the two types of computer software — word processing and writing process — currently being promoted as useful tools for writing instruction is provided to help educators find software packages that satisfy their professional computer-based writing-instruction requirements and also any idiosyncratic personal needs.