Joint Effect of Attribution and Proxemics on Interpersonal Attraction: Study on Personal Space Invasion by a Telepresence Robot
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2016-10-27
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When users share autonomy with a telepresence robot questions arise as to how the behavior of the robot is interpreted by local users. We investigated how a robot's violations of social norms under shared autonomy influence the local user's evaluation of the robot's pilot users. Specifically, we examined how attribution of such violations to either robot or pilot user influences the social perception of the pilot user. Using personal space invasion as a salient social norm violation, we conducted an experiment (n=40) using a Wizard of Oz technique to investigate these questions. Participants saw several people introducing themselves through a telepresence robot, while personal space invasion and attribution were manipulated.
Due to technical issues, we were forced to use two different robots with behavioural differences. We found a significant (p=0.007) joint effect of the manipulations on interpersonal attraction with one of the robots.
No such effect was found for the other robot; data from video annotation suggested that less accurate robot trajectories may have modifed attribution. Our results offer insights into the mechanisms of attribution in interactions with a telepresence robot as a mediator.
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Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen