How People Make Consequential Decisions with AI Under Social Influence
PhD Research Journal · An evolving research project
[Add a short introduction to the project: what you are studying, why the question matters, and what brought you to it. This opening can be two or three paragraphs and can evolve as the project develops.]
The Research Problem
[Describe the central problem in depth. What do we still not understand about people making consequential and subjective decisions with AI? Explain why group settings make the problem more complex and why it matters.]
Research Questions
[Introduce the questions guiding the project. You can write them as a short narrative or list several questions about trust in AI, social influence, negotiation, group judgment, and final outcomes.]
Approach and Methods
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Current Direction
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Research Notes
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[A decision that changed how you study the problem]
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[A pattern, tension, or unexpected observation]
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[Something that changed your thinking]
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