Table 3.
Commands issued totals per command types, and per framing and appearance factors.
| Commands Issued |
Overall (n = 29) |
Robot (n = 11) |
Puppy (n = 18) |
No Fur (n = 15) |
Fur (n = 14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “Very Lovely Aibo” | 2.14 (0.26) | 2.19 (0.42) | 2.08 (0.31) | 2.52 (0.32) | 1.75 (0.41) |
| “Sit Down” | 3.46 (0.67) | 2.79 (1.08) | 4.13 (0.79) | 2.79 (1.05) | 4.21 (0.82) |
| “Take a Picture” | 2.07 (0.33) | 2.02 (0.53) | 2.12 (0.39) | 2.39 (0.41) | 1.75 (0.52) |
| “Sing a Song” | 3.28 (0.52) | 3.21 (0.85) | 3.35 (0.62) | 3.06 (0.65) | 3.5 (0.83) |
| “Come Here” *** | 9.08 (1.36) | 8.33 (2.20) | 9.83 (1.61) | 9.12 (1.68) | 9.04 (2.15) |
| “Happy Birthday” |
2.40 (0.52) | 1.88 (0.83) | 2.92 (0.61) | 2.79 (0.64) | 2.00 (0.81) |
| “Let’s Pose” | 2.05 (0.36) | 1.71 (0.45) | 2.38 (0.33) | 2.09 (0.34) | 2.00 (0.44) |
| “If You’re Happy and You Know it” | 2.02 (0.36) | 1.75 (0.58) | 2.29 (0.43) | 2.25 (0.45) | 1.79 (0.57) |
| Total | 27.20 (2.82) | 24.17 (4.55) | 30.24 (3.34) | 29.37 (3.48) | 25.04 (2.82) |
Values indicated are mean (standard error; SE) frequency repeats per experimental session, further split in either the framing of appearance conditions. *** indicates that “Come Here” was utilized at a significantly higher rate than any other command (p < 0.001 ***), while all the other commands were issued at similar rates compared to another.