Evaluation of the uncanny valley hypothesis based on declared emotional response and psychophysiological reaction

• Autorzy: Ratajczyk Dawid , Jukiewicz Marcin , Lupkowski Paweł

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.1515/bams-2019-0008

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The uncanny valley (UV) hypothesis suggests that the observation of almost human-like characters causes an increase of discomfort. We conducted a study using self-report questionnaire, response time measurement, and electrodermal activity (EDA) evaluation. In the study, 12 computer-generated characters (robots, androids, animated, and human characters) were presented to 33 people (17 women) to (1) test the effect of a background context on the perception of characters, (2) establish whether there is a relation between declared feelings and physiological arousal, and (3) detect the valley of the presented stimuli. The findings provide support for reverse relation between human-likeness and the arousal (EDA). Furthermore, a positive correlation between EDA and human-likeness appraisal reaction time upholds one of the most common explanations of the UV - the categorization ambiguity. The absence of the significant relationship between declared comfort and EDA advocates the necessity of physiological measures for UV studies.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

computer-generated characters; electrodermal activity; human-robot interaction; social robotics; uncanny valley

• Wydawca: Uniwersytet Jagielloński - Collegium Medicum ; Index Copernicus Sp. z o.o.
• Czasopismo: Bio-Algorithms and Med-Systems
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: Vol. 15, no. 2
• Strony: art. no. 20190008
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 39 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Ratajczyk Dawid

• Institute of Psychology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Department of Logic and Cognitive Science, ul. H. Wieniawskiego 1 Poznań, Poland

autor

Jukiewicz Marcin

• Institute of Psychology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Department of Logic and Cognitive Science, ul. H. Wieniawskiego 1 Poznań, Poland

autor

Lupkowski Paweł

• Institute of Psychology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Department of Logic and Cognitive Science, ul. H. Wieniawskiego 1 Poznań, Poland

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2020).