Table 3.
Descriptive Statistics for the Behavioral Variables
| Behavioral Variables | Experimental Condition | ||
| Dog, M (SD) | Robot, M (SD) | No Stimulus, M (SD) | |
| Imitation ratio, % | |||
| Children (κ = 1) | 77.5 (21.9) | 51.7 (29.3) | 44.2 (31.7) |
| Adults (κ = 1) | 52.2 (36.7) | 51.1 (42.1) | 48.9 (29.5) |
| Imitation accuracy, M no. of errors | |||
| Children (κ = 0.96) | 0.7 (0.3) | 1.4 (1.0) | 1.0 (0.3) |
| Adults (κ = 0.95) | 0.9 (0.4) | 0.8 (0.7) | 1.0 (0.5) |
| Emotional ratings, M ratings | |||
| Children (κ = 0.83) | 4.3 (0.4) | 5.0 (0.2) | 5.4 (0.3) |
| Adults (κ = 0.80) | 4.4 (0.5) | 4.3 (0.5) | 4.3 (0.5) |
| CV of emotional ratings | |||
| Children (κ = 0.83) | 0.2 (0.1) | 0.1 (0.2) | 0.1 (0.1) |
| Adults (κ = 0.80) | 0.1 (0.1) | 0.1 (0.2) | 0.1 (0.1) |
| Response to name, M no. of calls | |||
| Children (κ = 1) | 1.9 (0.4) | 2.7 (0.8) | 5.4 (1.1) |
| Adults (κ = 1) | 2.0 (1.3) | 1.5 (0.7) | 2.1 (0.9) |
| Social contact with the stimulus, total duration, s | |||
| Children (r = .89*) | 237.1 (32.81) | 112.4 (58.38) | NA |
| Adults (r = .91*) | 109.4 (53.97) | 212.6 (35.90) | NA |
Note. N = 25, 15 adults and 10 children. CV = coefficient of variation; M = mean; NA = not applicable; SD = standard deviation.
*
p < .05.