Mixed evidence of a Moral Mind Heuristic in Zero-History HRI: The (Unstable) Concomitance of Mind, Morality, and Trust Judgments

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Abstract

Extant research offers piecemeal evidence of the operation of a moral mind heuristic (MMH)-a shorthanded judgment in which covarying mental, moral, and trustworthiness judgments emerge under zero-history, morally neutral exposures to humanoid robots. Three criteria must be met for such an operation: Concomitance (unordered co-activation of judgments), varied accessibility (salience can be primed), and biasing effects (drives more positive perceptions). Study 1 confirms concomitance. Study 2 confirms accessibility and effects. Study 3 replicates Study 2 an in-person robot exposure, however the MMH construct became unstable.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 57th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2024
EditorsTung X. Bui
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages600-609
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9780998133171
StatePublished - 2024
Event57th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2024 - Honolulu, United States
Duration: Jan 3 2024Jan 6 2024

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
ISSN (Print)1530-1605

Conference

Conference57th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHonolulu
Period1/3/241/6/24

Keywords

  • cognitive heuristic
  • social distance
  • Social robot
  • theory of mind
  • trustworthiness

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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