Does the uncanny valley exist? An empirical test of the relationship between eeriness and the human likeness of digitally created faces

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 759-771

  Burleigh, Tyler J ^a   Schoenherr, Jordan R ^b   Lacroix, Guy L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Categorization; Eeriness; Facial perception; Human likeness; Social cognition; Uncanny valley

Indexed keywords

CATEGORIZATION; EERINESS; HUMAN LIKENESS; SOCIAL COGNITION; UNCANNY VALLEY;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

LANDFORMS;

EID: 84872453528     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2012.11.021     Document Type: Article

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