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1Linguistics Program, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA DHP1@email.sc.edu.
The Behavioral and Brain Sciences
|April 5, 2023
Summary
This study challenges the unique cognitive process for depiction in human-robot interaction. It argues general cognitive processes better explain interaction phenomena, questioning depiction
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Science
- Human-Robot Interaction
- Robotics
Background:
- Existing models of human-robot interaction, such as Clark and Fischer's account, assign a significant role to depiction.
- The precise cognitive mechanisms underlying interaction with social robots are a key area of research.
Purpose of the Study:
- To critically evaluate the necessity of a unique cognitive process for handling depiction in human-robot interaction.
- To propose an alternative explanation for interaction phenomena attributed to depiction.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis of existing theories on depiction and cognition.
- Argumentation based on evolutionary plausibility and empirical redundancy.
Main Results:
- The postulation of a unique cognitive process for depiction is evolutionarily implausible.
- The phenomena explained by depiction are not exclusive to depictive contexts.
- General cognitive processes offer a more parsimonious explanation.
Conclusions:
- The role of depiction in human-robot interaction models requires re-evaluation.
- General cognitive processes adequately account for interaction phenomena previously attributed to depiction.
- Future research should focus on broader cognitive mechanisms in human-robot interaction.
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