A Cross-Cultural Comparison on Implicit and Explicit Attitudes Towards Artificial Agents.

ABSTRACT: Historically, there has been a great deal of confusion in the literature regarding cross-cultural differences in attitudes towards artificial agents and preferences for their physical appearance. Previous studies have almost exclusively assessed attitudes using self-report measures (i.e., questionnaires). In the present study, we sought to expand our knowledge on the influence of cultural background on explicit and implicit attitudes towards robots and avatars. Using the Negative Attitudes Towards Robots Scale and the Implicit Association Test in a Japanese and Dutch sample, we investigated the effect of culture and robots' body types on explicit and implicit attitudes across two experiments (total n = 669). Partly overlapping with our hypothesis, we found that Japanes

SUBMITTER: Diana F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10465401 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature