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Anthropomorphism, agency, and ethopoeia: computers as social actors

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Nass, Clifford, Steuer, Jonathan, Tauber, Ellen, Reeder, Heidi·1993·INTERACT '93 and CHI '93 conference companion on Human factors in computing systems - CHI '93

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Attempts to generate anthropomorphic responses to computers have been based on complex, agent-based interfaces.This study provides experimental evidence that minimal social cues can induce computer-literate individuals to use social rules-praise of others is more valid than praise of self, praise of others is friendlier than pmise of self, and criticism of others is less friendly than criticism of self-to evaluate the performance of computers.We also demonstrate that different voices are treated as distinct agents.

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Authors
Nass, C., Steuer, J., Tauber, E., & Reeder, H.
Affiliations
Stanford University (US)
Venue
INTERACT '93 and CHI '93 conference companion on Human factors in computing systems - CHI '93
Publisher
ACM Press
Published
1993
Pages
111-112
OpenAlex
W2018521936
Cited by
162
References
5
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47.27
Type
conference paper
Language
en
Open access
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CHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA) (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Cultural Studies › Posthumanist Ethics and Activism
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Anthropological Studies and Insights
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Narrative Theory and Analysis
Keywords
anthropomorphism, agency, ethopoeia, animal cognition, animal behavior

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