Science fiction reduces the eeriness of android robots: A field experiment |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology, University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany;2. Ars Electronica Futurelab, Linz, Austria;1. Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica, Energetica e Gestionale - DIMEG, Cubo 46C, Università della Calabria, 87036, Arcavacata di Rende, CS, Italy;2. Dipartimento di Fisica, Cubo 17B, Università della Calabria, 87036, Arcavacata di Rende, CS, Italy;1. Graduate School of Human-Environment Studies, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan;2. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan;3. Faculty of Human-Environment Studies, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan;1. Ars Electronica Futurelab, Ars-Electronica-Str. 1, 4040 Linz, Austria;2. University of Koblenz-Landau, Psychology Dept., Psychology of Communication and Media, Fortstr. 7, 76829 Landau, Germany |
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| Abstract: | As suggested by the uncanny valley hypothesis, robots that resemble humans likely elicit feelings of eeriness. Based on the psychological model of meaning maintenance, we expected that the uncanny valley experience could be mitigated through a fictional story, due to the meaning-generating function of narratives. A field experiment was conducted, in which 75 participants interacted with the humanlike robot Telenoid. Prior to the interaction, they either read a short story, a non-narrative leaflet about the robot, or they received no preliminary information. Eeriness ratings were significantly lower in the science fiction condition than in both other conditions. This effect was mediated by higher perceived human-likeness of the robot. Our findings suggest that science fiction may provide meaning for otherwise unsettling future technologies. |
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| Keywords: | Human–robot interaction Uncanny valley Narrative Meaning maintenance model Field experiment |
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