The Robot Made Me Do It: Human-Robot Interaction and Risk-Taking Behavior.
Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw
; 24(5): 337-342, 2021 May.
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| ID: mdl-33211533
ABSTRACT
Empirical evidence has shown that peer pressure can impact human risk-taking behavior. With robots becoming ever more present in a range of human settings, it is crucial to examine whether robots can have a similar impact. Using the balloon analogue risk task (BART), participants' risk-taking behavior was measured when alone, in the presence of a silent robot, or in the presence of a robot that actively encouraged risk-taking behavior. In the BART, shown to be a proxy for real risk-taking behavior, participants must weigh risk against potential payout. Our results reveal that participants who were encouraged by the robot did take more risks, while the mere presence of the robot in the robot control condition did not entice participants to show more risk-taking behavior. Our results point to both possible benefits and perils that robots might pose to human decision-making. Although increasing risk-taking behavior in some cases has obvious advantages, it could also have detrimental consequences that are only now starting to emerge.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Asunción de Riesgos
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Robótica
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Influencia de los Compañeros
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO
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PSICOLOGIA
Año:
2021
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Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido