Does this robot make me look smart? How the addition of a robotic pet influences first impressions

Shane E. Halse; Heather C. Lum; Valerie K. Sims; Christine A. Winkelbauer; Megan A. Harris

doi:10.1177/1541931213571286

Does this robot make me look smart? How the addition of a robotic pet influences first impressions

Shane E. Halse, Heather C. Lum, Valerie K. Sims, Christine A. Winkelbauer, Megan A. Harris

School of Humanities & Social Sciences (Behrend)

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The current study examined whether the addition of either a robotic cat or a robotic dog to the picture of a male or female model, could affect the participants first impressions of the model. The participants were directed to a website and randomly assigned to a picture. Next, they answered a survey related to their perceptions of the model. Individual differences including participant gender, entity type, and response on robot attitudes scale were found. The results indicate that the items around or with us can be particularly important in public and social settings where first impressions can be the only ones a person gets to make.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, HFES 2013
Pages	1293-1297
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1541931213571286
State	Published - Dec 13 2013
Event	57th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting - 2013, HFES 2013 - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: Sep 30 2013 → Oct 4 2013

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Name	Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
ISSN (Print)	1071-1813

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Other	57th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting - 2013, HFES 2013
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego, CA
Period	9/30/13 → 10/4/13

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Human Factors and Ergonomics

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Halse, S. E., Lum, H. C., Sims, V. K., Winkelbauer, C. A., & Harris, M. A. (2013). Does this robot make me look smart? How the addition of a robotic pet influences first impressions. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, HFES 2013 (pp. 1293-1297). (Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society). https://doi.org/10.1177/1541931213571286

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Halse, SE, Lum, HC, Sims, VK, Winkelbauer, CA & Harris, MA 2013, Does this robot make me look smart? How the addition of a robotic pet influences first impressions. in Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, HFES 2013. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, pp. 1293-1297, 57th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting - 2013, HFES 2013, San Diego, CA, United States, 9/30/13. https://doi.org/10.1177/1541931213571286

Does this robot make me look smart? How the addition of a robotic pet influences first impressions. / Halse, Shane E.; Lum, Heather C.; Sims, Valerie K. et al.
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, HFES 2013. 2013. p. 1293-1297 (Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society).

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