Using stereotypes to understand one's interactive partner

  • Authors:
  • Alan R. Wagner

  • Affiliations:
  • Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems: volume 1 - Volume 1
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

Psychologists note that humans regularly use categories to simplify and speed the process of person perception [1]. The influence of categorical thinking on interpersonal expectations is commonly referred to as a stereotype. This research explores the construction and use of stereotypes in human-robot interaction. We present a novel algorithm that creates generalized models of a robot's interactive partner. The results of this work have potential implications for social robotics, autonomous agents, and possibly psychology.