Responsiveness to robots effects of ingroup orientation & communication style on hri in china

This study investigates the effects of group orientation and communication style on Chinese subjects' responsiveness to robots. A 2x2 experiment was conducted with group orientation (ingroup vs. outgroup) and communication style (implicit vs. explicit) as dimensions. The results confirm expecta...

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Published in:Proceedings of the 4th ACM/IEEE international conference on Human robot interaction pp. 247 - 248
Main Authors: Wang, Lin, Rau, Pei-Luen Patrick, Evers, Vanessa, Robinson, Benjamin, Hinds, Pamela
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Published: New York, NY, USA ACM 09.03.2009
Series:ACM Conferences
Subjects:
Applied computing > Operations research > Industry and manufacturing > Command and control
Human-centered computing > Collaborative and social computing
Human-centered computing > Collaborative and social computing > Collaborative and social computing theory, concepts and paradigms > Computer supported cooperative work
Social and professional topics > Professional topics > Computing and business > Computer supported cooperative work
communication style
human robot interaction
relationship
ISBN:1605584045, 9781605584041
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Summary:This study investigates the effects of group orientation and communication style on Chinese subjects' responsiveness to robots. A 2x2 experiment was conducted with group orientation (ingroup vs. outgroup) and communication style (implicit vs. explicit) as dimensions. The results confirm expectations that subjects with a Chinese cultural background are more responsive to robots that use implicit communication styles. We also found some evidence that subjects were more responsive when they thought of the robot as an ingroup member. These findings inform the design of robots for use in China and countries with similar cultural values and reinforce the importance of culturally sensitive design in HRI.
ISBN:1605584045
9781605584041
DOI:10.1145/1514095.1514159