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Generative AI Reliance and Cognitive Capacity in Professional Populations: A Descriptive Study of Interaction Style, Confidence, and Participant-Reported Autonomy

2026-07-11

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<p>Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) systems have rapidly become embedded in everyday cognitive workflows, raising questions about how reliance on these tools relates to executive engagement and perceived cognitive autonomy. This non-clinical mixed-methods study examines behavioral and self-reported patterns of cognitive offloading among high-use GenAI users.A total of 1,923 adults across Canada (n = 946)...

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Literature Corpus work: 0433507d-a910-5fe9-8d11-6c677fc2418f
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/xqnkz_v2

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