Social Representation of Robots and Its Impact on Trust and Willingness to Cooperate

Representations of social robots influence the formation and change of attitudes toward them. Researchers propose a study focused on representation to explain the psychological factors determining behaviour toward robots and intercultural comparisons of attitudes toward them. The primary goal is to provide insights for the enhanced construction of such robotic systems and the optimization of human-robot interactions. The present study adopts Nomura’s scale and extends it to include situation-specific questions and questions about opinions and attitudes toward the general development of robotics. Possible theoretical and practical implications are discussed.