Humans share task load with a computer partner if (they believe that) it acts human-like
In the near future humans will increasingly be required to cooperate and share task load with artificial agents in joint tasks as they will be able to greatly assist humans in various types of tasks and contexts. In the present study, we investigated humans' willingness to share task load with...
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| description | In the near future humans will increasingly be required to cooperate and share task load with artificial agents in joint tasks as they will be able to greatly assist humans in various types of tasks and contexts. In the present study, we investigated humans' willingness to share task load with a computer partner in a joint visuospatial task. The partner was described as either behaving in a human-like or machine-like way and followed a pre-defined behaviour that was either human-like or non-human-like. We found that participants successfully shared task load when the partner behaved in a human-like way. Critically, the successful collaboration was sustained throughout the experiment only when the partner was also described as behaving in a human-like way beforehand. These findings suggest that not only the behaviour of a computer partner but also the prior description of the partner is a critical factor influencing humans' willingness to share task load. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-34ca670b1b8d4707a0238d853e8b65972022-12-21T22:26:42ZengElsevierActa Psychologica0001-69182021-01-01212103205Humans share task load with a computer partner if (they believe that) it acts human-likeBasil Wahn0Alan Kingstone1Corresponding author at: University of British Columbia, Psychology Department, 2136 West Mall, V6T 1Z4 Vancouver, Canada.; Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CanadaIn the near future humans will increasingly be required to cooperate and share task load with artificial agents in joint tasks as they will be able to greatly assist humans in various types of tasks and contexts. In the present study, we investigated humans' willingness to share task load with a computer partner in a joint visuospatial task. The partner was described as either behaving in a human-like or machine-like way and followed a pre-defined behaviour that was either human-like or non-human-like. We found that participants successfully shared task load when the partner behaved in a human-like way. Critically, the successful collaboration was sustained throughout the experiment only when the partner was also described as behaving in a human-like way beforehand. These findings suggest that not only the behaviour of a computer partner but also the prior description of the partner is a critical factor influencing humans' willingness to share task load.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691820305291Joint actionMultiple object trackingCollaborationHuman-computer interactionSocial cognitionCoordination |
| spellingShingle | Basil Wahn Alan Kingstone Humans share task load with a computer partner if (they believe that) it acts human-like Acta Psychologica Joint action Multiple object tracking Collaboration Human-computer interaction Social cognition Coordination |
| title | Humans share task load with a computer partner if (they believe that) it acts human-like |
| title_full | Humans share task load with a computer partner if (they believe that) it acts human-like |
| title_fullStr | Humans share task load with a computer partner if (they believe that) it acts human-like |
| title_full_unstemmed | Humans share task load with a computer partner if (they believe that) it acts human-like |
| title_short | Humans share task load with a computer partner if (they believe that) it acts human-like |
| title_sort | humans share task load with a computer partner if they believe that it acts human like |
| topic | Joint action Multiple object tracking Collaboration Human-computer interaction Social cognition Coordination |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691820305291 |
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