Do We Think Differently When Tapping the Screen or Clicking the Mouse? Effects of Computer Interfaces on Level of Construal

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Using touchscreens promotes a more concrete low-level construal compared to mouse interfaces, influencing decision-making.
Participants showed a preference for practicality over complexity when using touchscreens, choosing simpler options significantly.
Touch interfaces encourage narrow categorization of concepts, leading to reliance on local, granular attributes in interpretation.
The findings highlight the broader impacts of touch technology, revealing how it integrates into daily human interactions.

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Ten studies reveal that touch interfaces foster a concrete construal in behavior, suggesting significant implications.

Peng et al. (2025) studied this question.

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