October 2006 Volume 9 Number 4

Appendix 1
Personal Information:
a) Are you a student of : first year[ ] second year [ ] third year [ ]
b) Age: ____ c) Sex: ____
Please answer this questions:
1) On the basis of what you have just heard how likely are you to follow the recommendations for
planning your courses?
1 2 3 4 5
Not at all Extremely
likely likely
2) How satisfied were you with the suggestion contained in the message?
1 2 3 4 5
Not at all Extremely
satisfied satisfied
3) How easy did you think that the message was to understand?
1 2 3 4 5
Not at all Extremely
easy easy
4) How trustworthy did you think the content of the message was?
1 2 3 4 5
Not at all Extremely
trustworthy trustworthy
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(Only for the group using the Agent Modality)
For each word below, please indicate how well it describes the computer character that you have
just seen. Note that you are now evaluating the character, NOT the message.
a) Helpful
1 2 3 4 5
Not at all Extremely
b) Likable
1 2 3 4 5
Not at all Extremely
c) Reliable
1 2 3 4 5
Not at all Extremely
d) Competent
1 2 3 4 5
Not at all Extremely
End of questionnaire.
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