Don't touch that dial: Psychological reactance, transparency, and user acceptance of smart thermostat setting changes.

Automation inherently removes a certain amount of user control. If perceived as a loss of freedom, users may experience psychological reactance, which is a motivational state that can lead a person to engage in behaviors to reassert their freedom. In an online experiment, participants set up and com...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Matthew Heatherly, D A Baker, Casey Canfield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0289017