Awe of AI
PsychologyReliability: alpha 0.883 sample items
About this scale
A multi-item measure of the experience of awe when encountering powerful AI capabilities — a blend of wonder, perceived vastness, and need for cognitive accommodation.
Sample item(s)
“I am amazed by what AI can do”
“Sometimes AI's capabilities seem almost magical to me”
“Watching AI solve a complex problem fills me with wonder”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.88. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Pair with AI anxiety to test bivalent emotional reactions to AI.
Source & citation
Cheng, X., Tang, X., & Bao, Y. (2023): Are we ready to embrace generative AI? An emotional perspective. Computers in Human Behavior, Vol. 148, Article 107891.
Cheng, Tang & Bao (2023): Emotional reactions to generative AI. CHB, 148, 107891.
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