The inversion effect on the cubic humanness-uncanniness relation in humanlike agents

The uncanny valley describes the typically nonlinear relation between the esthetic appeal of artificial entities and their human likeness. The effect has been attributed to specialized (configural) processing that increases sensitivity to deviations from human norms. We investigate this effect in co...

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Main Authors: Alexander Diel, Wataru Sato, Chun-Ting Hsu, Takashi Minato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1222279/full