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Peer reviewedNorth, Alice S.; Noyes, J. M. – Computers in Human Behavior, 2002
This study considers whether technophobia is a transitory phenomenon by assessing computer attitudes and cognition of 11- and 12-year-old children in an English secondary school via self-reporting questionnaires. Results showed a low prevalence of technophobia and that gender did not significantly influence attitudes or cognition towards…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues
Peer reviewedWaern, Yvonne; Ramberg, Robert – Computers in Human Behavior, 1996
Discusses users' perceptions of computers versus human beings as advice givers in problem-solving situations based on two studies conducted at Stockholm University (Sweden). Examines people's self-confidence and perception of advice, and concludes that perception relates to existing attitudes, experience, and domain knowledge. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedAllwood, Carl Martin; Wang, Zhong-Ming – Computers in Human Behavior, 1990
Discussion of cultural differences and their effects on how new technology is viewed in developed and developing countries focuses on a study that examined the conceptions of Swedish and Chinese college students concerning computers. The attitudes of psychology students and computer science students are compared, and implications for computer…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Computer Literacy, Computer Science
