For a long time, research on individuals learning in digital environments was primarily based
on cognitive-oriented theories. This paper aims at providing evidence that social processes …

The topic of mental state attribution to robots has been approached by researchers from a
variety of disciplines, including psychology, neuroscience, computer science, and …

Anthropomorphizing chatbots can facilitate effective customer interaction. Based on a mixed
method, this study explores perceived chatbot anthropomorphism cues and their effects on …

We conducted expert interviews and a consumer experiment to investigate practitioners' and
consumers' attitudes toward and adoption of virtual influencers to substitute human …

Trust is considered a prerequisite for consumer interaction with smart voice-interaction
technologies such as smart speakers, although how exactly this develops remains unclear …

Despite growing literature on various aspects of robot perception by humans, little is still
known about how robots' anthropomorphism is perceived at various degrees of conscious …

The evaluation of how (human) individuals perceive robots is a central issue to better
understand human–robot interaction (HRI). On this topic, promising proposals have …

As social robots are increasingly designed with sophisticated simulations of human skills, it
becomes essential to understand boundary conditions of people's engagement of them as …

The anthropomorphic features of humanoid social robots (HSRs) have been contended to
hold significance in understanding users' behavior regarding HSRs. However, there is a lack …

Existing methodologies to describe anthropomorphism in human-robot interaction often rely
either on specific one-time responses to robot behavior, such as kee** the robot's secret …