Power-posing robots: the influence of a humanoid robot’s posture and size on its perceived dominance, competence, eeriness, and threat
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- When interacting with sophisticated digital technologies, people often fall back on the same interaction scripts they apply to the communication with other humans—especially if the technology in question provides strong anthropomorphic cues (e.g., a human-like embodiment). Accordingly, research indicates that observers tend to interpret the body language of social robots in the same way as they would with another human being. Backed by initial evidence, we assumed that a humanoid robot will be considered as more dominant and competent, but alsoWhen interacting with sophisticated digital technologies, people often fall back on the same interaction scripts they apply to the communication with other humans—especially if the technology in question provides strong anthropomorphic cues (e.g., a human-like embodiment). Accordingly, research indicates that observers tend to interpret the body language of social robots in the same way as they would with another human being. Backed by initial evidence, we assumed that a humanoid robot will be considered as more dominant and competent, but also as more eerie and threatening once it strikes a so-called power pose. Moreover, we pursued the research question whether these effects might be accentuated by the robot’s body size. To this end, the current study presented 204 participants with pictures of the robot NAO in different poses (expansive vs. constrictive), while also manipulating its height (child-sized vs. adult-sized). Our results show that NAO’s posture indeed exerted strong effects on perceptions of dominance and competence. Conversely, participants’ threat and eeriness ratings remained statistically independent of the robot’s depicted body language. Further, we found that the machine’s size did not affect any of the measured interpersonal perceptions in a notable way. The study findings are discussed considering limitations and future research directions.…
Autor(en): | Jan-Philipp SteinORCiD, Paula Cimander, Markus AppelORCiD |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-324502 |
Dokumentart: | Artikel / Aufsatz in einer Zeitschrift |
Institute der Universität: | Fakultät für Humanwissenschaften (Philos., Psycho., Erziehungs- u. Gesell.-Wissensch.) / Institut Mensch - Computer - Medien |
Sprache der Veröffentlichung: | Englisch |
Titel des übergeordneten Werkes / der Zeitschrift (Englisch): | International Journal of Social Robotics |
ISSN: | 1875-4791 |
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
Band / Jahrgang: | 14 |
Heft / Ausgabe: | 6 |
Seitenangabe: | 1413-1422 |
Originalveröffentlichung / Quelle: | International Journal of Social Robotics (2022) 14:6, 1413-1422 DOI: 10.1007/s12369-022-00878-x |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s12369-022-00878-x |
Allgemeine fachliche Zuordnung (DDC-Klassifikation): | 1 Philosophie und Psychologie / 15 Psychologie / 150 Psychologie |
Freie Schlagwort(e): | body language; embodiment; humanoid; nonverbal communication; posture; robot |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 29.02.2024 |
Lizenz (Deutsch): | CC BY: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung 4.0 International |