Expressive Copying Behavior for Social Agents: A Perceptual Analysis

• Published in: IEEE transactions on systems, man and cybernetics. Part A, Systems and humans Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 776 - 783
• Main Authors: Castellano, G., Mancini, M., Peters, C., McOwan, P. W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.05.2012
• Subjects: Acceleration; Copying behavior; Educational institutions; Humans; Interpolation; movement expressivity; Shape; social agents; Trajectory

Successful human interaction commonly involves prototypical exchanges where interactors are engaged, synchronized, and harmonious in their behaviors. The copying of aspects of the other's behavior, at different levels, seems central to establishing and maintaining such empathic connections. Yet...