Table 1.
Experimental conditions | Competence high | Competence low |
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Anthropomorphism high | Video of shell game with robot “Pepper,” who is right in three out of four trials, speaks with a humanlike voice and points out the shell in question. | Video of shell game with robot “Pepper,” who is right in one out of four trials, speaks with a humanlike voice and points out the shell in question. |
Anthropomorphism low | Video of shell game with robot, who is right in three out of four trials, presenting its answers written on its tablet's screen without voice or gestures. | Video of shell game with robot, who is right in one out of four trials, presenting its answers written on its tablet's screen without voice or gestures. |
Experimental condition competence high x anthropomorphism high, n = 37.
Experimental condition competence high x anthropomorphism low, n = 41.
Experimental condition competence low x anthropomorphism high, n = 33.
Experimental condition competence low x anthropomorphism low, n = 44.