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