Revisiting the uncanny valley theory: Developing and validating an alternative to the Godspeed indices

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1508-1518

  Ho, Chin Chang ^a   MacDorman, Karl F ^a  

^a Indiana University   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective appraisal; Embodied agents; Human robot interaction; Psychometric scales; Social perception

Indexed keywords

AFFECTIVE APPRAISAL; EMBODIED AGENT; HUMAN -ROBOT INTERACTIONS; PSYCHOMETRIC SCALES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; MAN MACHINE SYSTEMS;

HUMAN ROBOT INTERACTION;

EID: 77956182989     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2010.05.015     Document Type: Article

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