Fictional emotions and emotional reactions to social robots as depictions of social agents.
Journal:
The Behavioral and brain sciences
Published Date:
Apr 5, 2023
Abstract
Following the depiction theory by Clark and Fischer we would expect people interacting with robots to experience emotions akin to those toward films or novels. However, some people's emotional reactions toward robots display the motivational force typical to emotions. We discuss this incongruity and offer two suggestions on how to explain it while maintaining the depiction theory.