It’s only a computer: Virtual humans increase willingness to disclose

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Highlights:

• We provide empirical evidence that virtual humans increase willingness to disclose.

• We frame a virtual human interviewer as computer or human during health screenings.

• Framing the interviewer as computer lowers evaluation fears and impression management.

• Framing as a computer increases expressed sadness and objectively-rated disclosure.

摘要

•We provide empirical evidence that virtual humans increase willingness to disclose.•We frame a virtual human interviewer as computer or human during health screenings.•Framing the interviewer as computer lowers evaluation fears and impression management.•Framing as a computer increases expressed sadness and objectively-rated disclosure.

论文关键词:Virtual humans,Computer-assisted assessment,Clinical interviews,Honest responding,Self-disclosure

论文评审过程:Available online 21 May 2014.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.04.043