The estimation of physical distances between oneself and a social robot: Am I as far from the robot as it is from me?
Jean-Baptiste Lanfranchi,
Sophie Lemonnier
Abstract:Research on the perception of interpersonal distance has shown the existence of an asymmetry effect which depends on the reference point of the estimation: the distance from oneself to others can be perceived as longer or shorter than the distance from others to oneself. The mechanism underlying this asymmetric effect is related to the object’s cognitive salience. The self often functions as a habitual reference point and therefore one’s own salience may be higher than that of other objects. In this case, an e… Show more
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