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The effect of a pratfall on increasing interpersonal attractiveness

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Aronson, Elliot, Willerman, Ben, Floyd, Joanne·1966·Psychonomic Science

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  • Robots that make mistakes appear more human and thus are easier to accept and trust.

    “Robots that make mistakes appear more human and thus are easier to accept and trust (Aronson et al., 1966; Salem et al., 2013).”

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    The introduction proposes that a superior person’s blunder can make him seem more human and approachable, and the Results and Discussion report increased liking for that person. The study concerns people, not robots, does not assess trust, and finds that a blunder decreased liking for a person of average ability. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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Authors
Aronson, E., Willerman, B., & Floyd, J.
Affiliations
  • The University of Texas at Austin (US)
  • Social Science Research Council (US)
  • University of Utah (US)
Corresponding author
Aronson, Elliot
Venue
Psychonomic Science
Published
1966-06
Volume
4
Issue
6
Pages
227-228
ISSN
  • 0033-3131 (ISSN-L)
  • 2197-9952
OpenAlex
W1976501886
Cited by
218
References
9
Citations by year
2026: 12 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 20 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 3
FWCI
1.87
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Psychonomic Science (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
Keywords
interpersonal attractiveness, blunders, humanization, social distance, person perception

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