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Project 5 Assignment 4 2025
FINAL RESEARCH REPORT
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Due Date: 2025
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FINAL RESEARCH REPORT
UNDERSTANDING TRUST IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: THE ROLE OF
PERSONALITY AND AI ANXIETY IN SHAPING ATTITUDES TOWARDS AI
APPLICATIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................ 4
1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 5
2. LITERATURE REVIEW .......................................................................................... 5
2.1 Introduction to the Behaviour: Attitudes Towards AI Applications ..................... 5
2.2 Conceptualizing Moral Decision-Making and Judgments .................................. 6
2.2.1 Definitions and Theoretical Perspectives .................................................... 6
2.2.2 Dual-Process Theory of Moral Judgment ................................................... 6
2.3 Psychological Factors Influencing Attitudes Toward AI ..................................... 7
2.3.1 Overview of Psychological Predictors ......................................................... 7
2.3.2 Positive and Negative Attitudes: Empirical Evidence .................................. 7
2.4 Personality as a Predictor of AI Attitudes .......................................................... 7
2.4.1 Big Five Personality Traits and AI ............................................................... 7
2.4.2 Empirical Studies on Personality and AI ..................................................... 8
2.5 AI Anxiety and Its Impact on AI Attitudes .......................................................... 8
2.5.1 Defining AI Anxiety ..................................................................................... 8
2.5.2 Evidence Linking AI Anxiety and Negative Attitudes ................................... 8
2.5.3 Theoretical Framing via Dual-Process Theory ............................................ 9
2.6 Research in the South African Context ............................................................. 9
2.6.1 South African Socio-Psychological Dynamics............................................. 9
2.6.2 Gaps in Local Research.............................................................................. 9
2.7 Consistency and Contradictions in the Literature ............................................ 10
2.8 Hypotheses ..................................................................................................... 10
3. RESEARCH METHOD ......................................................................................... 10
4. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS ............................................................................. 11
5. PARTICIPANTS ................................................................................................... 12
6. DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURE .................................................................... 13
7. MEASUREMENTS ............................................................................................... 14
8. DATA ANALYSIS ................................................................................................. 15
9. RESULTS ............................................................................................................. 16
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9.1 Preliminary Analysis ........................................................................................ 16
9.2 Main Analysis .................................................................................................. 17
9.2.1 Hypothesis 1 ............................................................................................. 17
9.2.2 Hypothesis 2 ............................................................................................. 17
9.3 Summary of Findings ...................................................................................... 18
10. DISCUSSION ..................................................................................................... 19
10.1 Support of Original Hypotheses .................................................................... 19
10.2 Similarity of Results with Previous Research ................................................ 19
10.3 Limitations ..................................................................................................... 20
10.4 Contributions ................................................................................................. 21
10.5 Implications ................................................................................................... 22
11. CONCLUSION ................................................................................................... 23
9. REFERENCES ..................................................................................................... 24
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Project 5 Assignment 4 2025
FINAL RESEARCH REPORT
Unique number: 596428
Due Date: 2025
Terms of use
By making use of this document you agree to:
Use this document as a guide for learning, comparison and reference purpose,
Terms of use
Not to duplicate, reproduce and/or misrepresent the contents of this document as your own work,
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Use this document
Fully accept the consequences
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Disclaimer
Great care has been taken in the preparation of this document; however, the contents are provided "as is" without any express or
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Reproduction, resale, or transmission of any part of this document, in any form or by any means, is strictly prohibited.
, +27 67 171 1739
FINAL RESEARCH REPORT
UNDERSTANDING TRUST IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: THE ROLE OF
PERSONALITY AND AI ANXIETY IN SHAPING ATTITUDES TOWARDS AI
APPLICATIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................ 4
1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 5
2. LITERATURE REVIEW .......................................................................................... 5
2.1 Introduction to the Behaviour: Attitudes Towards AI Applications ..................... 5
2.2 Conceptualizing Moral Decision-Making and Judgments .................................. 6
2.2.1 Definitions and Theoretical Perspectives .................................................... 6
2.2.2 Dual-Process Theory of Moral Judgment ................................................... 6
2.3 Psychological Factors Influencing Attitudes Toward AI ..................................... 7
2.3.1 Overview of Psychological Predictors ......................................................... 7
2.3.2 Positive and Negative Attitudes: Empirical Evidence .................................. 7
2.4 Personality as a Predictor of AI Attitudes .......................................................... 7
2.4.1 Big Five Personality Traits and AI ............................................................... 7
2.4.2 Empirical Studies on Personality and AI ..................................................... 8
2.5 AI Anxiety and Its Impact on AI Attitudes .......................................................... 8
2.5.1 Defining AI Anxiety ..................................................................................... 8
2.5.2 Evidence Linking AI Anxiety and Negative Attitudes ................................... 8
2.5.3 Theoretical Framing via Dual-Process Theory ............................................ 9
2.6 Research in the South African Context ............................................................. 9
2.6.1 South African Socio-Psychological Dynamics............................................. 9
2.6.2 Gaps in Local Research.............................................................................. 9
2.7 Consistency and Contradictions in the Literature ............................................ 10
2.8 Hypotheses ..................................................................................................... 10
3. RESEARCH METHOD ......................................................................................... 10
4. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS ............................................................................. 11
5. PARTICIPANTS ................................................................................................... 12
6. DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURE .................................................................... 13
7. MEASUREMENTS ............................................................................................... 14
8. DATA ANALYSIS ................................................................................................. 15
9. RESULTS ............................................................................................................. 16
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intended solely for comparison, research, and reference purposes. Reproduction, resale, or transmission
of any part of this document, in any form or by any means, is strictly prohibited.
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9.1 Preliminary Analysis ........................................................................................ 16
9.2 Main Analysis .................................................................................................. 17
9.2.1 Hypothesis 1 ............................................................................................. 17
9.2.2 Hypothesis 2 ............................................................................................. 17
9.3 Summary of Findings ...................................................................................... 18
10. DISCUSSION ..................................................................................................... 19
10.1 Support of Original Hypotheses .................................................................... 19
10.2 Similarity of Results with Previous Research ................................................ 19
10.3 Limitations ..................................................................................................... 20
10.4 Contributions ................................................................................................. 21
10.5 Implications ................................................................................................... 22
11. CONCLUSION ................................................................................................... 23
9. REFERENCES ..................................................................................................... 24
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