In “Extracting the Truth From Conflicting Eyewitness Reports,” Waubert de Puiseau et al. (2012) examine how researchers can reconstruct an event from several imperfect accounts. Thirty participants watched one of two versions of a video that provided different amounts of information about an argument. They then answered questions about the event. The researchers compared majority …
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In “Trust in Automation: Designing for Appropriate Reliance,” Lee and See (2004) review research on how people develop trust in automated systems and how that trust influences their use of technology. They explain that trust becomes especially relevant when a system is too complex for someone to understand completely. A central distinction is between trust …
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James Carey’s ritual view of communication left me great impression when I first learned in undergraduate class. This week, I revisited chapters from his book Communication as Culture, including “A Cultural Approach to Communication,” which connect with my project’s idea. Carey explains how communication creates and maintains shared meanings. He distinguishes this ritual perspective from …
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