Children use appearance and origin of motion to categorize robots

In this study, preschool children were shown one of three kinds of robots that differed in their similarity to a living thing. We then asked preschool children about the psychological, biological, and mechanical properties of the robot. Children changed their attributions of psychological properties...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Somanader, Mark Chandran
Other Authors: Megan Saylor
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: VANDERBILT 2008
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Online Access:http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-09042008-143734/