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. 2016 Jan 8;11(1):e0146310. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146310

Table 1. Theoretical Framework of Factors that can Increase Mentalization of Social Robots.

Variables References
Observer Features Cognitive Agent knowledge: mind attribution, mental states Frith & Frith [1]
Waytz et al. [3]
Agent behavior: intentionality, motives, cause of behavior Dennett [5]
Wiese et al. [6]
Ristic & Kingstone [19]
Motivation Effectance Epley et al. [4]
Sociality Ames et al. [11]
Davis et al. [12]
Epley et al. [13]
Sense of control Kay et al. [10]
Agent Features Behavior Predictability Waytz et al. [3]
Rosset [9]
Negative consequences Morewedge [15]
Motion pattern Heider & Simmel [7]
Abell et al. [16]
Castelli et al. [17]
Klein et al. [18]
Appearance Similarity to humans Kiesler [20]
Looser & Wheatley [21]
Design type: functional and biologically inspired Fong, Nourbakhsh, & Dautenhahn [22]

Summarizes the work by Epley et al. [4], Waytz et al. [3], and more recent research.