Categorization difficulty is associated with negative evaluation in the “uncanny valley” phenomenon
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19276331 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yuki Yamada (0000-0003-1431-568X, Yamaguchi University, corresponding author), TAKAHIRO KAWABE (0000-0002-9888-8866), Keiko Ihaya (0000-0002-7180-8299, Kyushu University) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 20-32 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Japanese Psychological Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-5368 • E-ISSN: 1468-5884 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-5884.2012.00538.x |
| OpenAlex | W2122384877 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 35 |
| References cited | 22 |
Human observers often experience strongly negative impressions of human‐like objects falling within a particular range of visual similarity to real humans (the “uncanny valley” phenomenon). We hypothesized that negative impressions in the uncanny valley phenomenon are related to a difficulty in object categorization. We produced stimulus images by morphing two of each of real, stuffed, and cartoon human face images (Experiment 1). Observers were asked to categorize each of these images as either category and evaluated the likability of the image. The results revealed that the longest latency, the highest ambiguity in categorization, and the lowest likability score co‐occurred at consistent morphing percentages. Similar results were obtained even when we employed stimulus images that were created by morphing two of each of real, stuffed, and cartoon dog images (Experiment 2). However, the effect of categorization difficulty on evaluation was weak when two real human faces were morphed (Experiment 3). These results suggest that the difficulty in categorizing an object as either of two dissimilar categories is linked to negative evaluation regardless of whether the object is human‐related or not
Categorization · Cognitive neuroscience of visual object recognition · Cognitive psychology · Morphing · Object (grammar) · Perception · Phenomenon · Physics · Stimulus (psychology) · Uncanny valley · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Face Recognition and Perception · Neuroscience · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
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| Unique citing works | 35 |
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| Citations per year | 2,92 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 34 |