2015
DOI: 10.1007/s10869-015-9399-4
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The Technology Effect: How Perceptions of Technology Drive Excessive Optimism

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“…Following this evidence, we explain how these implicit associations led us to our abducted general belief that new technology is mysterious/unknown. We found a number of research studies indicating that members of the general public implicitly associated new information technology with "success" (e.g., Clark et al, 2016;Mordini, 2007;Moynihan & Lavertu, 2012;Shane, 2002;Vishwanath & LaVail, 2013). Findings from these studies suggest that general audiences associate new information technology with success based on oft-repeated stories that exaggerate the successes of previous technological breakthroughs (e.g., how DNA sequencing has completely changed disease management).…”
Section: Evidence Suggesting the General Belief That New Information mentioning
confidence: 95%
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“…Following this evidence, we explain how these implicit associations led us to our abducted general belief that new technology is mysterious/unknown. We found a number of research studies indicating that members of the general public implicitly associated new information technology with "success" (e.g., Clark et al, 2016;Mordini, 2007;Moynihan & Lavertu, 2012;Shane, 2002;Vishwanath & LaVail, 2013). Findings from these studies suggest that general audiences associate new information technology with success based on oft-repeated stories that exaggerate the successes of previous technological breakthroughs (e.g., how DNA sequencing has completely changed disease management).…”
Section: Evidence Suggesting the General Belief That New Information mentioning
confidence: 95%
“…Given the strength of findings regarding implicit biases in interpersonal and intergroup perception, researchers have begun to investigate implicit biases in the context of nonhuman phenomena, such as information technology (Bhattacherjee & Premkumar, 2004;Clark, Robert, & Hampton, 2016). Findings from this research suggest that implicit associations might unconsciously influence attitudes about and use of a variety of information technologies, from smartphone apps (Pak, McLaughlin, & Bass, 2014) to decision aids for aircraft pilots (Parasuraman & Manzey, 2010).…”
Section: Implicit Bias and New Information Technologymentioning
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“…For example, building science colleagues have often complained (jokingly or not) how occupants are "messing up" after key energy-saving technology has been implemented in home or work contexts (e.g., see literature around the energy performance gap). Moreover, recent work has highlighted the phenomenon of techno-optimism whereby people tend to overestimate the success of new technologies (Clark et al, 2015). These wider considerations serve to situate our eViz project (eViz.org.uk) from the point of view of social scientists working on an issue traditionally dominated by "technical" experts and views.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Clark, Robert and Hampton 2016), and is thought to be stronger among specialised experts in a given field compared with individuals with broader areas of expertise (Tichy 2004). 2 In fact, as Bishai and Nalubola (2002) show, following the success of salt iodisation in eliminating goitre in the US Midwest in the 1920s, the championing of other forms of food fortification (notably that of wheat flour and bread with iron) was based on technocratic optimism rather than specific evidence of impact.…”
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confidence: 99%