Autor(s)

Maya Dimitrova, Neda Chehlarova, Anastas Madzharov, Hiroaki Wagatsuma, Aleksandar Krastev, Ivan Chavdarov

Published at

Frontiers in Robotics and AI, Volume 11 - 2024 Front. Robot. AI, 31 August 2021, Sec. Biomedical Robotics, Volume 8 - 2021

Abstract

    A mini-review of the literature, supporting the view on the psychophysical origins of some user acceptance effects of cyber-physical systems (CPSs), is presented and discussed in this paper. Psychophysics implies the existence of a lawful functional dependence between some aspect/dimension of the stimulation from the environment, entering the senses of the human, and the psychological effect that is being produced by this stimulation, as reflected in the subjective responses. Several psychophysical models are discussed in this mini-review, aiming to support the view that the observed effects of reactance to a robot or the uncanny valley phenomenon are essentially the same subjective effects of different intensity. Justification is provided that human responses to technologically and socially ambiguous stimuli obey some regularity, which can be considered a lawful dependence in a psychophysical sense. The main conclusion is based on the evidence that psychophysics can provide useful and helpful, as well as parsimonious, design recommendations for scenarios with CPSs for social applications.

Keywords

cyber-physical systems; robot acceptance; psychophysics; psychological reactance; categorical perception; uncanny valley effect; probability distribution; accessibility

Acknowledgement

    The author(s) declare that financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. This research was funded by the Bulgarian National Science Fund, grant number KP-06-H42/4 of 08.12.2020, for the project “Digital Accessibility for People with Special Needs: Methodology, Conceptual Models, and Innovative Ecosystems” and the European Regional Development Fund under the Operational Program “Scientific Research, Innovation and Digitization for Smart Transformation 2021-2027”, Project CoC “Smart Mechatronics, Eco- and Energy Saving Systems and Technologies”, BG16RFPR002-1.014-0005.

Links

https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2024.1414853

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/robotics-and-ai/articles/10.3389/frobt.2024.1414853/full

Cite as

Dimitrova, M.; Chehlarova, N.; Madzharov, A.; Krastev, A.; Chavdarov, I. (2024). Psychophysics of user acceptance of social cyber-physical systems. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, Volume 11 - 2024, Section Human-Robot Interaction, 11, Frontiers Media S.A., ISSN: 2296-9144, pp. 1-8. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2024.1414853

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