Are Future Psychologists Willing to Accept and Use a Humanoid Robot in Their Practice? Italian and English Students’ Perspective

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ID8091407
AutoresDaniela Conti (0000-0001-5308-7961, autor de correspondencia), Alicia Cattani (0000-0003-3399-1368), ALLEGRA CATTANI, Santo Di Nuovo (0000-0001-6086-7624), Alessandro Di Nuovo (0000-0003-2677-2650)
Año2019
Volumen10
Páginas2138-2138
Fecha de publicación2019-09-18
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaFrontiers in Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1664-1078 • E-ISSN: 1664-1078
EditorialFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02138
PMID31620061
OpenAlexW2972300972
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas10
Referencias citadas59

Despite general scepticism from care professionals, social robotics research is providing evidence of successful application in education and rehabilitation in clinical psychology practice. In this article, we investigate the cultural influences of English and Italian psychology students in the perception of usefulness and intention to use a robot as an instrument for future clinical practice and, secondly, the modality of presentation of the robot by comparing oral vs. video presentation. To this end, we surveyed 158 Italian and British-English psychology students after an interactive demonstration using a humanoid robot to evaluate the social robot's acceptance and use. The Italians were positive, while the English were negative toward the perceived usefulness and intention to use the robot in psychological practice in the near future. However, most English and Italian respondents felt they did not have the necessary abilities to make good use of the robot. We concluded that it is necessary to provide psychology students with further knowledge and practical skills regarding social robotics, which could facilitate the adoption and use of this technology in clinical settings

Humanism · Humanistic psychology · Humanoid robot · Medical education · Perception · Perspective (graphical · Presentation (obstetrics · Robot · Robotics · AI in Service Interactions · Computer Science · Medicine · Psychology · Robotics and Automated Systems · Social Robot Interaction and HRI · Applied Psychology · Artificial Intelligence · Social Psychology