Abstract
The ability to impute mental states to oneself or others, or Theory of Mind (ToM), has been intrinsically linked to trust between humans. However, less is known about how a robot mimicking ToM affects users’ trust and behaviour. We explore this through an online study, where we compare three robot personas in a cooperative maze navigation task: one neutral, one that explains its reasoning in technical terms, and one that mimics ToM. We show that ToM influences human decision-making behaviour and trust in a way that makes it more appropriate with respect to the competencies of the robot. This is key for human-robot collaboration and adoption of robotics moving forward.
Index Terms—trust, theory of mind, online experiment
Index Terms—trust, theory of mind, online experiment
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 31st IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2022) |
Publication status | Accepted/In press - 30 May 2022 |