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Opposing Effects of Response Time in Human–Chatbot Interaction

dc.contributor.authorGnewuch, Ulrich
dc.contributor.authorMorana, Stefan
dc.contributor.authorAdam, Marc T. P.
dc.contributor.authorMaedche, Alexander
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-15T05:05:56Z
dc.date.available2023-02-15T05:05:56Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractResearch has shown that employing social cues (e.g., name, human-like avatar) in chatbot design enhances users’ social presence perceptions and their chatbot usage intentions. However, the picture is less clear for the social cue of chatbot response time. While some researchers argue that instant responses make chatbots appear unhuman-like, others suggest that delayed responses are perceived less positively. Drawing on social response theory and expectancy violations theory, this study investigates whether users’ prior experience with chatbots clarifies the inconsistencies in the literature. In a lab experiment ( N = 202), participants interacted with a chatbot that responded either instantly or with a delay. The results reveal that a delayed response time has opposing effects on social presence and usage intentions and shed light on the differences between novice users and experienced users – that is, those who have not interacted with a chatbot before vs. those who have. This study contributes to information systems literature by identifying prior experience as a key moderating factor that shapes users’ social responses to chatbots and by reconciling inconsistencies in the literature regarding the role of chatbot response time. For practitioners, this study points out a drawback of the widely adopted “one-design-fits-all�? approach to chatbot design.de
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s12599-022-00755-x
dc.identifier.pissn1867-0202
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12599-022-00755-x
dc.identifier.urihttps://dl.gi.de/handle/20.500.12116/40220
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofBusiness & Information Systems Engineering: Vol. 64, No. 6
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBusiness & Information Systems Engineering
dc.subjectChatbot||Expectancy violations theory||Lab experiment||Prior experience||Response delay||Response time||Social response theory
dc.titleOpposing Effects of Response Time in Human–Chatbot Interactionde
dc.typeText/Journal Article
gi.citation.endPage791
gi.citation.startPage773

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