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The role of uncanny robot faces for attention and likeability in a gaze-leading study
Kvalsvik, Ingvild (2024) The role of uncanny robot faces for attention and likeability in a gaze-leading study.
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| Abstract: | Having one’s gaze successfully followed has been found to be positive for social interactions, and robots who follow gaze have been found to be better liked than those who do not follow gaze. However, it is not yet known to what extent the effects of gaze leading differ between different face types. Therefore, a within-subjects comparison study was conducted using three face types: human faces, mechanical robots, and uncanny robots, and participants were asked to rank each face on likeability and anthropomorphism. In a motor response study, it was found that there was no difference in response time between different face types, nor between faces that typically followed gaze. Likeability and anthropomorphism were found to be higher in human faces compared to uncanny and robot faces. Additionally, robot faces that typically followed gaze were found to have a higher likeability, which correlates with previous studies. However, the results of the study indicate that using motor responses in long experiments on gaze leading might not be an ideal method as participants’ behaviour might become automated after a certain point in time. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology MSc (66604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/99642 |
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