Publication type: Conference paper
Type of review: Peer review (publication)
Title: An online experiment on the stereotype content model (SCM) and chatbots : does swapping the picture make a difference?
Authors: Seiler, Roger
Wüest, Sonja
et. al: No
Proceedings: Proceedings of the International Conferences on e-Society 2022 and Mobile Learning 2022
Editors of the parent work: Kommers, Piet
Arnedillo Sánchez, Inmaculada
Isaías, Pedro
Page(s): 131
Pages to: 138
Conference details: 20th International Conference e-Society 2022, Virtual, 12-14 March 2022
Issue Date: 2022
Publisher / Ed. Institution: IADIS
ISBN: 978-989-8704-38-2
Language: English
Subjects: A/B-Testing; Chatbot; Online experiment; Trust; Stereo content model
Subject (DDC): 006: Special computer methods
Abstract: Chatbots have become quite popular in recent years, and research on the topic has gained momentum. In this study, we address whether the stereotype content model applies in the context of chatbots. Furthermore, we consider whether swapping the image of a person in the chatbot interface makes a difference in terms of the SCM. An online experiment was conducted to A/B-test different chatbot versions, and the results suggest that the SCM applies. Furthermore, a chatbot can be perceived as warm and competent, with friendliness, in particular, fostering online trust. This, in turn, is a business-success-relevant construct in an online setting. Therefore, if a trustworthy chatbot is to be implemented, the SCM is considered relevant and necessary for implementing such a bot.
URI: https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/24840
Fulltext version: Published version
License (according to publishing contract): Licence according to publishing contract
Departement: School of Management and Law
Organisational Unit: Institute of Business Information Technology (IWI)
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Seiler, R., & Wüest, S. (2022). An online experiment on the stereotype content model (SCM) and chatbots : does swapping the picture make a difference? [Conference paper]. In P. Kommers, I. Arnedillo Sánchez, & P. Isaías (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conferences on e-Society 2022 and Mobile Learning 2022 (pp. 131–138). IADIS.
Seiler, R. and Wüest, S. (2022) ‘An online experiment on the stereotype content model (SCM) and chatbots : does swapping the picture make a difference?’, in P. Kommers, I. Arnedillo Sánchez, and P. Isaías (eds) Proceedings of the International Conferences on e-Society 2022 and Mobile Learning 2022. IADIS, pp. 131–138.
R. Seiler and S. Wüest, “An online experiment on the stereotype content model (SCM) and chatbots : does swapping the picture make a difference?,” in Proceedings of the International Conferences on e-Society 2022 and Mobile Learning 2022, 2022, pp. 131–138.
SEILER, Roger und Sonja WÜEST, 2022. An online experiment on the stereotype content model (SCM) and chatbots : does swapping the picture make a difference? In: Piet KOMMERS, Inmaculada ARNEDILLO SÁNCHEZ und Pedro ISAÍAS (Hrsg.), Proceedings of the International Conferences on e-Society 2022 and Mobile Learning 2022. Conference paper. IADIS. 2022. S. 131–138. ISBN 978-989-8704-38-2
Seiler, Roger, and Sonja Wüest. 2022. “An Online Experiment on the Stereotype Content Model (SCM) and Chatbots : Does Swapping the Picture Make a Difference?” Conference paper. In Proceedings of the International Conferences on E-Society 2022 and Mobile Learning 2022, edited by Piet Kommers, Inmaculada Arnedillo Sánchez, and Pedro Isaías, 131–38. IADIS.
Seiler, Roger, and Sonja Wüest. “An Online Experiment on the Stereotype Content Model (SCM) and Chatbots : Does Swapping the Picture Make a Difference?” Proceedings of the International Conferences on E-Society 2022 and Mobile Learning 2022, edited by Piet Kommers et al., IADIS, 2022, pp. 131–38.


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