Mind attribution to Androids: A comparative study with Italian and Japanese adolescents

Gabriele Trovato; Friederike Eyssel

doi:10.1109/ROMAN.2017.8172358

Mind attribution to Androids: A comparative study with Italian and Japanese adolescents

Gabriele Trovato, Friederike Eyssel

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Abstract

The attribution of mental states to humanoid robots is a complex psychological phenomenon, as it depends on several factors, including robot's appearance, its behaviour, its country of origin, as well as peoples' cultural background, and exposition to robots. In this paper, we present a cross-cultural study on mind attribution to androids comparing Italian and Japanese high school students' evaluations. Results suggest that the cultural in-group bias not necessarily applies to mind attribution, as some other factors, such as anthropomorphism of nature, and exposure to robots related popular culture, can modify how androids are perceived.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	RO-MAN 2017 - 26th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	561-566
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538635186
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ROMAN.2017.8172358
Publication status	Published - 2017 Dec 8
Externally published	Yes
Event	26th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN 2017 - Lisbon, Portugal Duration: 2017 Aug 28 → 2017 Sept 1

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Name	RO-MAN 2017 - 26th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication
Volume	2017-January

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Other	26th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN 2017
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Lisbon
Period	17/8/28 → 17/9/1

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Artificial Intelligence
Computer Networks and Communications
Human-Computer Interaction
Control and Optimization

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Trovato, G., & Eyssel, F. (2017). Mind attribution to Androids: A comparative study with Italian and Japanese adolescents. In RO-MAN 2017 - 26th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (pp. 561-566). (RO-MAN 2017 - 26th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication; Vol. 2017-January). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ROMAN.2017.8172358

Mind attribution to Androids: A comparative study with Italian and Japanese adolescents. / Trovato, Gabriele; Eyssel, Friederike.
RO-MAN 2017 - 26th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017. p. 561-566 (RO-MAN 2017 - 26th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication; Vol. 2017-January).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Trovato, G & Eyssel, F 2017, Mind attribution to Androids: A comparative study with Italian and Japanese adolescents. in RO-MAN 2017 - 26th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication. RO-MAN 2017 - 26th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, vol. 2017-January, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 561-566, 26th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN 2017, Lisbon, Portugal, 17/8/28. https://doi.org/10.1109/ROMAN.2017.8172358

Trovato G, Eyssel F. Mind attribution to Androids: A comparative study with Italian and Japanese adolescents. In RO-MAN 2017 - 26th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2017. p. 561-566. (RO-MAN 2017 - 26th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication). doi: 10.1109/ROMAN.2017.8172358

Trovato, Gabriele ; Eyssel, Friederike. / Mind attribution to Androids : A comparative study with Italian and Japanese adolescents. RO-MAN 2017 - 26th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017. pp. 561-566 (RO-MAN 2017 - 26th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication).

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