Social facilitation with social robots?

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Riether ◽  
Frank Hegel ◽  
Britta Wrede ◽  
Gernot Horstmann
Keyword(s):  
Social Facilitation ◽  
Social Robots

scholarly journals Effect of Anthropomorphic Design on the Effectiveness of Motivational Messages

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 1888-1892
Author(s):  
Eric Sikorski ◽  
Shawn Mulvey ◽  
Eva Wiese
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Design ◽  
Theory Of Mind ◽  
Social Facilitation ◽  
User Acceptance ◽  
Social Robots ◽  
Virtual Agents ◽  
Motivational Theory ◽  
Motivational Messages ◽  
User Motivation

The potential for social robots to provide assistance to those in need continues to increase though optimal design for user acceptance and engagement continues to be elusive. The design of social robots for user motivation specifically has not been well researched yet evidence does indicate that virtual agents can be motivational. Theory of mind and social facilitation research points to the motivational potential of social robots. This study examines the effect of human-like appearance (i.e. anthropomorphism) on the effectiveness of motivational messages. Results indicate that images of humans paired with motivational messages were perceived as significantly more motivating than anthropomorphic images and zoomorphic images paired with motivational messages. There were no differences in motivation between anthropomorphic and zoomorphic images. Data indicates that participants tended to prefer human images to anthropomorphic and zoomorphic images for motivational purposes.

Social Facilitation and Inhibition During Maximum Versus Typical Performance Situations

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ute-Christine Klehe ◽  
Neil R. Anderson ◽  
Esther A. E. Hoefnagels
Keyword(s):  
Social Facilitation ◽  
Typical Performance

Intentional Acceptance of Social Robots

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiara de Jong ◽  
Rinaldo Kühne ◽  
Jochen Peter ◽  
Caroline L. van Straten ◽  
Alex Barco
Keyword(s):  
Social Robots

MATCHING INGESTIVE BEHAVIOUR OF GOATS TO LOCAL FEED RESOURCES

2013 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Phan Vũ Hải ◽  
Hồ Trung Thông ◽  
Đàm Văn Tiện
Keyword(s):  
Rice Straw ◽  
Social Facilitation ◽  
Diet Selection ◽  
Feed Resources ◽  
Local Feed Resources ◽  
Ingestive Behaviour

This study was undertaken to find ways of reducing the time taken by goats tobegin to eat an edible feed that they have not previously encountered. Experiment 1demonstrated that the time taken for goats (7-8 months old) to ingest an unfamiliar feed(rice straw) was shorter (4 days) when it was first offered to them in the presence offamiliar positive cues (the odor or flavor of juices extracted from previously eaten,nutritionally beneficial grasses), than if it was offered in the absence of such cues (10 days).In contrast, when the feed was offered in the presence of the odor of parasitised goat feces,the time to first ingestion was extended to 20 days. Experiment 2 showed that when sixmonthold goats were exposed to feeds they had not experienced previously (rice straw orrice bran) they did not ingest these feeds in less than 7 days. However, they commencedingesting these feeds immediately if they had been exposed to them, prior to weaning, inthe presence of their mother or another adult goat. Application of the principles of feedingbehavior, as illustrated by the present studies, to goats in Vietnam may improve theirproduction, especially when diets are changed frequently and include both familiar andunfamiliar materials.Keywords: Behavior; Diet selection; Flavor; Neophobia; Social facilitation; Goat.

White Lies on Silver Tongues

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alistair M. C. Isaac ◽  
Will Bridewell
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Mind ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
Social Function ◽  
Social Robots ◽  
Artificial Agents ◽  
Ethical Evaluation ◽  
Ulterior Motive ◽  
The Social ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Crucial Condition

It is easy to see that social robots will need the ability to detect and evaluate deceptive speech; otherwise they will be vulnerable to manipulation by malevolent humans. More surprisingly, we argue that effective social robots must also be able to produce deceptive speech. Many forms of technically deceptive speech perform a positive pro-social function, and the social integration of artificial agents will be possible only if they participate in this market of constructive deceit. We demonstrate that a crucial condition for detecting and producing deceptive speech is possession of a theory of mind. Furthermore, strategic reasoning about deception requires identifying a type of goal distinguished by its priority over the norms of conversation, which we call an ulterior motive. We argue that this goal is the appropriate target for ethical evaluation, not the veridicality of speech per se. Consequently, deception-capable robots are compatible with the most prominent programs to ensure that robots behave ethically.

The Impact of Affective Verbal Expressions in Social Robots

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anouk van Maris ◽  
Alexander Sutherland ◽  
Alexandre Mazel ◽  
Sanja Dogramadzi ◽  
Nancy Zook ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Robots ◽  
The Impact
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