The perceived moral qualities of web sites: implications
for persuasion processes in human–computer interaction |
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Authors: | Robert G Magee Sriram Kalyanaraman |
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Institution: | 1.Virginia Tech,Blacksburg,USA;2.University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,Chapel Hill,USA |
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Abstract: | This study extended the scope of previous findings in human–computer interaction research within the computers are social
actors paradigm by showing that online users attribute perceptions of moral qualities to Websites and, further, that differential
perceptions of morality affected the extent of persuasion. In an experiment (N = 138) that manipulated four morality conditions (universalist, relativist, egotistic, control) across worldview, a measured
independent variable, users were asked to evaluate a Web site designed to aid them in making ethical decisions. Web sites
offered four different types of ethical advice as participants contemplated cases involving ethical quandaries. Perceptions
of the Web sites’ moral qualities varied depending on the type of advice given. Further, the Web sites’ perceived morality
and participants’ worldview predicted credibility, persuasiveness, and attitudes toward the Web sites. |
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