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Frontiers in Psychology, 2018 Virtual as compared with real human characters can elicit a sense of uneasiness in human observers, characterized by lack of familiarity and even feelings of eeriness (the “uncanny valley” hypothesis).
Jari Kätsyri
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Beyond Connection: Paradoxes of Psychedelic Resonance in Late Modernity
Future Humanities, Volume 4, Issue 2, November 2026.ABSTRACT This essay explores the enduring suspicion that psychedelic experiences are antithetical to the structural dynamic of modern societies through Hartmut Rosa's concepts of ‘resonance’ and ‘social acceleration’. Rosa's theoretical framework is particularly generative for studying the social meaning of contemporary psychedelia because it enables a
Mateo Sanchez Petrement
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The Uncanny Valley Theory and Application Towards Film and Animation [PDF]
, 2021 The 'Uncanny Valley' theory is an idea pioneered by Masahiro Mori in 1970 regarding the psychological effects of lifelike robotic (Mori, 1970). The definition of the uncanny valley implies that a humanoid target emerges in witnesses, and looks closely ...
Siti Nor Fatihah, Ismail
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Artificial Voices, Real Causes: The Dilemma of Virtual Influencer‐Driven Brand Activism
Psychology &Marketing, Volume 43, Issue 11, Page 2982-3002, November 2026.ABSTRACT Brands are more frequently adopting virtual influencers (VIs) to lead activism campaigns. However, little is known about when and how such activism effectively drives consumer engagement. This research, in Study 1, examines 14,464 Instagram posts from 18 diverse VIs using large‐scale analytics to assess engagement intensity and the dynamics of
Sampa Anupurba Pahi +4 more
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Psychology &Marketing, Volume 43, Issue 11, Page 3253-3264, November 2026.ABSTRACT Firms often seek to replace human agents (HAs) with automated agents (AAs) for customer service, but customers still tend to react more negatively to AAs than to HAs. This meta‐analysis examines agent‐related perceptions (i.e., humanlikeness, warmth, and competence), which represent the key upstream customer reactions shaping downstream ...
Sandra Miederer +3 more
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International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and LearningRole-playing using avatars has been demonstrated as effective, but it has not been compared to role-playing with a live actor. In this study, undergraduate psychology students (N=93) conducted a clinical interview in a role-play with an avatar or live ...
Melinda Russell-Stamp +2 more
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British Journal of Psychology, Volume 117, Issue 4, Page 1618-1630, November 2026.Abstract Adopting physical expressions of emotion has feedback effects on individuals' mood and behaviour; for example, adopting the expansive and contractive body language of dominance and submission can affect individuals' feelings of power. However, postural feedback paradigms almost exclusively use deliberate, active posture manipulations, which ...
Soren Wainio‐Theberge, Jorge Armony
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Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce ResearchThis study focuses on the transfer of the celebrity effect to live-stream e-commerce. It examines how the effectiveness of persuasion and the underlying mechanisms change when celebrities shift from live human appearances to AI avatars.
Li Xiong, Dan Wei, Xiaoliang Long
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Golem & AI: Technologically Advanced Monsters
Culture Unbound: Journal of Current Cultural ResearchToday, the phenomenon of the golem becomes a symbol of technological progress, especially in the form of modern android robots, raising important questions about technological singularity, subjectivity, and authorship (as presented in a number of ...
Tetiana Sovhyra +4 more
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