This subject area, involving anthropomorphism at the user interface as part of a feedback agent(s), is currently surrounded with controversy. The Computer Science community is divided on this issue, where they are either for (e.g. (Agarwal 1999; Cole, Massaro et al. 1999; Dertouzos 1999; Guttag 1999; Zue 1999)) or against, (e.g. Shneiderman in (Shneiderman 1992; Bradshaw 1997)) anthropomorphism...

The increasing presence of robots in our society raises questions about how these objects are perceived by users. Individuals seem inclined to attribute human capabilities robots, a phenomenon called anthropomorphism. Contrary what intuition might suggest, attributions vary according different factors, not only robotic factors (related the robot itself), but also situational interaction setting...

Anthropomorphism, as a design feature of robots, is widely applied to enhance human-robot interaction in the social domain. Current knowledge how anthropomorphism influences perception, attitudes, and actual behavior gained via research with depicted embodied robots. However, it remains unclear comparable insights both approaches are. Results current meta-analysis suggest that positively subjec...

Anthropomorphism is a common phenomenon known already in ancient times. It is not a thing of the past, but still has a profound impact on major aspects of our lives and on research in AI and HRI. Its importance in the field of HRI is emphasized by the hotly-discussed uncanny valley hypothesis. However, in spite of its popularity, the uncanny valley hypothesis lacks empirical evidence. In this p...

A common observation in dialogue research is that people tend to entrain, or align, linguistically with their interlocutors. This phenomenon offers a potentially important way to shape user behavior in human-computer dialogue interactions but little is known about the mechanisms that underlie it and how they may be affected by interlocutor design. We report a Wizard of Oz study that explored ho...

Conspiracist beliefs are widespread and potentially hazardous. A growing body of research suggests that cognitive biases may play a role in endorsement of conspiracy theories. The current research examines the novel hypothesis that individuals who are biased towards inferring intentional explanations for ambiguous actions are more likely to endorse conspiracy theories, which portray events as t...

Anthropomorphized, or human-like artefacts, have been used in teaching and training of medical skills for a long time. The most famous artefact used today is probably the Resusci ® Anne CPR training manikin, which is used for training of resuscitation skills. However, what has changed over the lifespan of these artefacts is the level of human-like features in them. All around the globe, highly ...

This paper discusses the issues pertinent to the development of a meaningful social interaction between robots and people through employing degrees of anthropomorphism in a robot’s physical design and behaviour. As robots enter our social space, we will inherently project/impose our interpretation on their actions similar to the techniques we employ in rationalising for example, a pet’s behavio...

• Anthropomorphism of a car predicts trust in that car. • Trust is reflected in behavioral, physiological, and self-report measures. • Anthropomorphism also affects attributions of responsibility/punishment. • These findings shed light on human interaction with autonomous vehicles. a b s t r a c t a r t i c l e i n f o Sophisticated technology is increasingly replacing human minds to perform co...

Due to the recent proliferation of AI-enabled technology (AIET), concept anthropomorphism, human likeness in technology, has increasingly attracted researchers’ attention. Researchers have examined how anthropomorphism influences users’ perception, adoption, and continued use AIET. However, researchers yet agree on conceptualize operationalize AIET, which resulted inconsistent findings. A compr...