Uncanny but not confusing: Multisite study of perceptual category confusion in the Uncanny Valley
Source record
mathur-2020-uncanny-not-confusing· 2020 · Computers in Human Behavior
Evidence tier: B (peer-reviewed-journal) · Verification: unverified (compiler confidence: medium)
Bottom line: The likability valley replicated across sites; perceptual category confusion again did not mediate it.
Citation
Maya B. Mathur, David B. Reichling, Francesca Lunardini, et al. (2020). Uncanny but not confusing: Multisite study of perceptual category confusion in the Uncanny Valley. Computers in Human Behavior, 103, 21-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2019.08.029
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Study design
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Design | Multisite replication and extension of Mathur & Reichling (2016) |
| Modality | robot-face |
| Stimuli | Robot faces |
| Participants (N) | not recorded |
| N detail | multisite (not recorded) |
| Topics | uncanny-valley, replication, valley-shape |
Results
| Metric | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Valley replication | replicated | |
| Category confusion mediation | not supported |
Mechanism relevance
against-categorization-ambiguity
Limitations
- Robot faces, not synthetic human faces
Cited in
- MR-0002: The Uncanny Valley and Synthetic Media: Does It Exist, What Causes It, and Have Deepfakes Crossed It?
Verification
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Status | unverified |
| Compiler confidence | medium |
| Checked on | — |
| Via | compiler knowledge; DOI not resolved |
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