A study was conducted to investigate the relationship between five individual factors and compliance with advice from a decision-support system. Rates of compliance were also compared for two different types of computer advice: specific and nonspecific. Results suggest that there is no significant difference in compliance rates between the two types of advice. However four of the individual factors (gender, trust in the advice, previous task performance, and self-confidence in the task) were significantly related to compliance with the nonspecific advice, while one factor (trust in the advice) was significantly related to compliance with the specific advice.
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