. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 1.

Published in final edited form as: Int J Hum Comput Stud. 2016 Dec 18;100:33–47. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2016.12.004

Table 5.

Interview questions Pre- and Post-interaction with PARO^a

Pre-Interaction Questions	Post-Interaction Questions
Have you ever heard of PARO before? Do you like anything about PARO? Do you dislike anything about PARO? Do you think that PARO could be beneficial to people? Would you be interested in having PARO? How would you use PARO if you had it? Do you think that PARO would be useful to you? Do you think that PARO would be easy for you to use?	If we offered you PARO to take home with you right now would you want it? Do you like anything about PARO? Do you dislike anything about PARO? Do you think that PARO could be beneficial to people? Would you be interested in having PARO? How would you use PARO if you had it? Do you think that PARO would be useful to you? Do you think that PARO would be easy for you to use? If you were to get a new pet today, would you rather get PARO or a live animal?

Pre-Interaction Questions

Post-Interaction Questions

Have you ever heard of PARO before?
Do you like anything about PARO?
Do you dislike anything about PARO?
Do you think that PARO could be beneficial to people?
Would you be interested in having PARO?
How would you use PARO if you had it?
Do you think that PARO would be useful to you?
Do you think that PARO would be easy for you to use?

If we offered you PARO to take home with you right now would you want it?
Do you like anything about PARO?
Do you dislike anything about PARO?
Do you think that PARO could be beneficial to people?
Would you be interested in having PARO?
How would you use PARO if you had it?
Do you think that PARO would be useful to you?
Do you think that PARO would be easy for you to use?
If you were to get a new pet today, would you rather get PARO or a live animal?

Questions listed in this table are those included in the analyses presented in this paper. The full set of study materials are available from the authors.