Conveniently dependent or naively overconfident? An experimental study on the reaction to external help.

The rapid development and diffusion of new technologies such as automation and artificial intelligence makes life more convenient. At the same time, people may develop overdependence on technology to simplify everyday tasks or to reduce the level of effort required to accomplish them. We conduct a t...

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Main Authors: Yinjunjie Zhang, Zhicheng Xu, Marco A Palma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216617