Episode 133: Replace Your Doctor With a Robot?
- Author
- Michael Britt
- Published
- Fri 22 Oct 2010
- Episode Link
- https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/TPF_133_RobotDoctors_102110.mp3
Are you embarrassed to take your clothes off in front of your doctor? Most of us are. Well, what if your doctor was a robot? Would this make it easier or harder to remove your clothes? Before you answer - would it matter if the robot looked like a real person or if it looked like R2-D2? That's the question we examine this week on The Psych Files.
Video:
The influence of robot anthropomorphism on the feelings of embarrassment when interacting with robots
