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ERIC Number: EJ317236
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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The Computer and User Indifference toward People: A Study of Computer Interaction in Meeting Social and Emotional Needs.
Gaylord, Vicki D.; Franklin, Thomas E.
Educational Technology, v25 n4 p12-14 Apr 1985
Discusses results of a study of computer programers which assessed the emotional and social needs met by their interaction with computers, programers, and nonprogrammers. Since a significant portion of respondents expressed preference for computer interaction, an examination of needs fulfilled by computer interaction is presented, and societal implications are discussed. (MBR)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavioral Science Research, Human Relations, Interaction, Microcomputers, Needs Assessment, Personality Traits, Programers, Psychological Needs, Sex Differences, Sociocultural Patterns
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Practitioners; Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Social Needs