How to make nonhumanoid mobile robots more likable: Employing kinesic courtesy cues to promote appreciation.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2019.02.004
Abstract: Service robots that mimic human social behavior can appear polite. We tested the social and behavioral efficacy and legibility of two kinesic courtesy cues on people's approval of a service robot. In a repeated-measures design,… read more here.
Keywords: courtesy; kinesic courtesy; make nonhumanoid; nonhumanoid mobile ... See more keywords
“To Please the Best, and th’Evill to Embase”: Slavery Logic in Spenser’s Faerie Queene, Book VI
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DOI: 10.1086/724436
Abstract: This essay argues that Spenser’s depiction of courtesy in Book VI of The Faerie Queene is structured by a Platonic conceptual structure that I am calling “slavery logic.” Slavery logic emerges from Plato’s use of… read more here.
Keywords: faerie queene; slavery; slavery logic; courtesy ... See more keywords
Reducing social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic: Assessing the contribution of courtesy phone calls by volunteers
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266328
Abstract: Context During the COVID-19 pandemic, restrictions were imposed on visits in hospitals in the province of Quebec, Canada in an effort to reduce the risk of viral exposure by minimizing face-to-face contact in order to… read more here.
Keywords: courtesy phone; courtesy; covid pandemic; isolation ... See more keywords