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Achieving Kinetic Anthropomorphism in Robotic Precision Tasks [PDF]

Rosanna Coccaro, Enrico Ferrentino, Antonio Parziale, Angelo Marcelli, Pasquale Chiacchio   +4 more
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The Impact of GenAI on Epistemic Construction, Friction and Regulation: Doctoral Researchers' Duoethnography

European Journal of Education, Volume 61, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This study focuses on the process by which doctoral researchers construct epistemic sovereignty and control in AI‐assisted writing. This study employs a duoethnographic approach to analyse the reflective dialogues of two multidisciplinary doctoral researchers.
Xiaofei Ma, Yiran Li, Peiyao Li, Fred Dervin   +3 more
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Supporting Pre‐Service Teachers' Diagnostic Skills: Analysing Judgement Accuracy and Chatbot Impact in a Biology Classroom Simulation

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, Volume 42, Issue 1, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Novice teachers often struggle to apply their content and pedagogical content knowledge in real teaching situations, a phenomenon known as the theory–practice gap. Classroom simulations offer an opportunity to bridge this gap by integrating practical, risk‐free experiences into early university teacher education.
Daniela Fiedler, Daniel Schönle, Christoph Reich, Ute Harms   +3 more
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Why existential threats increase conspiracy beliefs: Evidence for the mediating roles of agency detection and pattern perception

British Journal of Psychology, Volume 117, Issue 1, Page 130-154, February 2026.
Abstract This research investigates the cognitive mechanisms linking health‐related existential threats to conspiracy beliefs within a Chinese context. Study 1 (N = 199) demonstrated that the relationship between perceived existential threats and outgroup conspiracy beliefs is mediated by hypersensitive agency detection through an experimental ...
Jia‐Yan Mao, Zhao‐Xie Zeng, Shen‐Long Yang, Yong‐Yu Guo, Bo Wang, Jan‐Willem van Prooijen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Talking body: the effect of body and voice anthropomorphism on perception of social agents

Frontiers in Robotics and AI
IntroductionIn human-agent interaction, trust is often measured using human-trust constructs such as competence, benevolence, and integrity, however, it is unclear whether technology-trust constructs such as functionality, helpfulness, and reliability ...
Kashyap Haresamudram, Ilaria Torre, Magnus Behling, Christoph Wagner, Stefan Larsson   +4 more
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Mental and Physical Humanlikeness in Artificial Intelligence Influencers: Effects on Humanness, Eeriness, and Consumer Responses

Journal of Consumer Behaviour, Volume 25, Issue 1, Page 102-117, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) influencers, nonhuman characters powered by AI, have garnered a significant following on social media in recent years. Through two between‐subjects online experiments (n = 957), this study investigates the impact of AI influencers' appearance realism and self‐disclosure on consumer perceptions (humanness and ...
Terry Haekyung Kim, Hyunjoo Im
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Editorial: The Cognitive Underpinnings of Anthropomorphism [PDF]

, 2019
Gabriella Airenti, Marco Cruciani, Alessio Plebe   +2 more
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Reorienting Toward LGBTQ+ Belonging in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics by Feeling and Thinking With a Queer and Nonbinary Person in Virtual Reality

Science Education, Volume 110, Issue 1, Page 59-75, January 2026.
ABSTRACT As part of the special issue Centering Affect and Emotion Toward Justice and Dignity in Science Education, this paper analyzes participants' experiences playing an immersive virtual reality (VR) experience that explores gender and sexuality‐based marginalization in STEM fields.
Dylan Paré
wiley   +1 more source

Amoral Wolves and Cultured Reindeer: Anthropomorphism and Ethical Judgments in the Case of Reindeer Herders of European Russia and Western Siberia [PDF]

Kirill V. Istomin
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Preschoolers' Scientific Curiosity and Inquiry Capabilities: An Ecological Research Approach

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Volume 63, Issue 1, Page 40-61, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Existing tools for measuring scientific curiosity often fail to capture its multifaceted, dynamic nature—particularly in early childhood, where behaviors are context‐dependent, non‐verbal, and emergent. These challenges limit our ability to understand and support young children's scientific engagement.
Yael Kesner Baruch, Zemira Mevarech, Ornit Spektor‐Levy   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source