Moral psychology of sex robots: An experimental study − how pathogen disgust is associated with interhuman sex but not interandroid sex

The idea of sex with robots seems to fascinate the general public, raising both enthusiasm and revulsion. We ran two experimental studies (Ns = 172 and 260) where we compared people’s reactions to variants of stories about a person visiting a bordello. Our results show that paying for the services o...

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Main Authors: Koverola Mika, Drosinou Marianna, Palomäki Jussi, Halonen Juho, Kunnari Anton, Repo Marko, Lehtonen Noora, Laakasuo Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2020-06-01
Series:Paladyn: Journal of Behavioral Robotics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/pjbr-2020-0012