Exploring the Effects of a Social Robot's Speech Entrainment and Backstory on Young Children's Emotion, Rapport, Relationship, and Learning

In positive human-human relationships, people frequently mirror or mimic each other's behavior. This mimicry, also called entrainment, is associated with rapport and smoother social interaction. Because rapport in learning scenarios has been shown to lead to improved learning outcomes, we exami...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kory-Westlund, Jacqueline M., Breazeal, Cynthia
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Media Laboratory
Format: Article
Published: Frontiers Media SA 2020
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/124484