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Hanoch, Y., Arvizzigno, F., Hernandez García, D., Denham, S., Belpaeme, T. and Gummerum, M. (2021) The robot made me do it : human-robot interaction and risk-taking behavior. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 24 (5). pp. 337-342. doi:10.1089/cyber.2020.0148
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2020.0148
Abstract
Empirical evidence has shown that peer pressure can impact human risk-taking behavior. With robots becoming ever more present in a range of human settings, it is crucial to examine whether robots can have a similar impact. Using the balloon analogue risk task (BART), participants' risk-taking behavior was measured when alone, in the presence of a silent robot, or in the presence of a robot that actively encouraged risk-taking behavior. In the BART, shown to be a proxy for real risk-taking behavior, participants must weigh risk against potential payout. Our results reveal that participants who were encouraged by the robot did take more risks, while the mere presence of the robot in the robot control condition did not entice participants to show more risk-taking behavior. Our results point to both possible benefits and perils that robots might pose to human decision-making. Although increasing risk-taking behavior in some cases has obvious advantages, it could also have detrimental consequences that are only now starting to emerge.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Electronic computers. Computer science. Computer software T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Psychology | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Human-robot interaction, Human-computer interaction -- Psychological aspects, Risk-taking (Psychology) | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 2152-2715 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | May 2021 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 24 | ||||||||
| Number: | 5 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 337-342 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1089/cyber.2020.0148 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Publisher Statement: | “Final publication is available from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2020.0148 | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright 2020, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers | ||||||||
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