November 29, 2024
Pak, R., Rovira, E., & McLaughlin, A. C. (in press). Polite AI mitigates user susceptibility to AI hallucinations. Ergonomics. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2024.2434604 Abstract With their increased capability, AI-based chatbots have become increasingly popular tools to help users answer complex queries. However, these chatbots may hallucinate, or generate incorrect but very plausible-sounding information, more frequently than previously thought. […]
November 29, 2024
Burgoyne, A. P., Mashburn, C. A., Tsukahara, J. S., Pak, R., Coyne, J. T., Foroughi, C., Sibley, C., Drollinger, S. M., & Engle, R. W. (in press). Attention control measures improve the prediction of performance in navy trainees. International Journal of Selection and Assessment. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsa.12510 Abstract Military selection tests leave room for improvement when predicting […]
April 27, 2017
Our new research has just been published. The full text PDF is available by clicking here. Citation: Pak, R., Rovira, E., McLaughlin, A. C., & Leidheiser, W. (2017, April 10). Evaluating Attitudes and Experience With Emerging Technology in Cadets and Civilian Undergraduates. Military Psychology. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/mil0000175 Evaluating Attitudes and Experience With Emerging Technology in Cadets and […]
November 21, 2016
Our latest article “Effects of individual differences in working memory on performance and trust with various degrees of automation” has been published on Taylor & Francis Online. It is available at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1463922X.2016.1252806. ABSTRACT Previous studies showed performance benefits with correct automation, but performance costs when the automation was incorrect (i.e. provided an incorrect course of […]
July 13, 2016
Our latest research is published and available here: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00140139.2016.1189599 Pak, R., McLaughlin, A. C., Leidheiser, W., & Rovira, E. (2016). The effect of individual differences in working memory in older adults on performance with different degrees of automated technology. Ergonomics. http://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2016.1189599 ABSTRACT A leading hypothesis to explain older adults’ overdependence on automation is age-related declines in […]
June 1, 2016
The paper can be downloaded here: Price, M. M., Crumley-Branyon, J., Leidheiser, W., & Pak, R. (2016). Effects of information visualization on older adults’ decision-making performance in a medicare plan selection task: a comparative usability study. JMIR Human Factors. ABSTRACT Background: Technology gains have improved tools for evaluating complex tasks by providing environmental supports (ES) that […]
April 22, 2016
Our new paper can be downloaded at: http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/HJrFr5ChDd6xvFjv5pjA/full Pak, R., Rovira, E., McLaughlin, A. C., & Baldwin, N. (2016). Does the Domain of Technology Impact User Trust? Investigating trust in automation across different consumer-oriented domains in young adults, military, and older adults. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science. doi:10.1080/1463922X.2016.1175523. ABSTRACT Trust has been shown to be a determinant […]
June 23, 2014
Our recent paper on anthropomorphic technology and stereotypes has just been published. Pak, R., McLaughlin. A. C., & Bass, B. (In press). A Multi-level Analysis of the Effects of Age and Gender Stereotypes on Trust in Anthropomorphic Technology by Younger and Older Adults. Ergonomics Abstract: Previous research has shown that gender stereotypes, elicited by the appearance of […]
