Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files

Episode 133: Replace Your Doctor With a Robot?

Oct 22, 2010 · 20 min · 9.8 MB
0:00-20:26

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Are you embarrassed to take your clothes off in front of your doctor?  Most of us are.  Well, what if your doctor was a robot?  Would this make it easier or harder to remove your clothes?  Before you answer - would it matter if the robot looked like a real person or if it looked like R2-D2?  That's the question we examine this week on The Psych Files.

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The influence of robot anthropomorphism on the feelings of embarrassment when interacting with robots

 

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