Effects of a Social Robot's Autonomy and Group Orientation on Human Decision-Making

Social attributes of intelligent robots are important for human-robot systems. This paper investigates influences of robot autonomy (i.e., high versus low) and group orientation (i.e., ingroup versus outgroup) on a human decision-making process. We conducted a laboratory experiment with 48 college s...

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Published in:Advances in human-computer interaction Vol. 2013; no. 2013; pp. 1 - 13
Main Authors: Rau, Pei-Luen Patrick, Liu, Jun, Li, Ye
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Puplishing Corporation 01.01.2013
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Wiley
Subjects:
Attitudes
Autonomy
Behavior
Decision making
Decisions
Design
Design engineering
Human
Human-machine systems
Influence
Orientation
Psychological aspects
Robots
Social identity
Students
Studies
ISSN:1687-5893, 1687-5907
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Summary:Social attributes of intelligent robots are important for human-robot systems. This paper investigates influences of robot autonomy (i.e., high versus low) and group orientation (i.e., ingroup versus outgroup) on a human decision-making process. We conducted a laboratory experiment with 48 college students and tested the hypotheses with MANCOVA. We find that a robot with high autonomy has greater influence on human decisions than a robot with low autonomy. No significant effect is found on group orientation or on the interaction between group orientation and autonomy level. The results provide implications for social robot design.
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ISSN:1687-5893
1687-5907
DOI:10.1155/2013/263721