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A Comparison Between the Effectiveness of a Virtually and a Physically Present Robot when Evoking Prosocial Behavior in Humans

Tsintsov, Y.K. (2022) A Comparison Between the Effectiveness of a Virtually and a Physically Present Robot when Evoking Prosocial Behavior in Humans.

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Abstract:Robots are a fast-evolving sphere of technology that can provide people with incredible benefits. They can replace or assist humans in various types of tasks. Although they can be very useful, they may also have an unexpected beneficial psychological influence on people through verbal interactions. Depending on the way they speak and the state of their physical presence in a room, robots may boost a human’s prosocial behavior which can be beneficial for an individual. This research focuses on how a robot affects a person in a prosocial aspect through positive verbal encouragements depending on how a robot is present in a room – physically or virtually. An experiment has been performed with two groups of random people. Both groups interact identically with a robot with the only difference that the first group had to communicate with a physically present robot and the second – with a virtual one. After the experiment, participants were asked to fill in a questionnaire that was used to measure prosocial behavior and robot perception. An analysis on the results was done to find whether there is a significant difference between the answers of the participants from the two groups. The goal of this study is to provide a better understanding of human-robot interactions, robot use and development in spheres such as teaching, healthcare and sports where a boost in prosocial behavior can improve the general wellbeing and health of a human.
Item Type:Essay (Bachelor)
Faculty:EEMCS: Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science
Subject:54 computer science
Programme:Computer Science BSc (56964)
Link to this item:https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/91714
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