Impressions of Humanness for Android Robot may Represent an Endophenotype for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Identification of meaningful endophenotypes may be critical to unraveling the etiology and pathophysiology of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). We investigated whether impressions of “humanness” for android robot might represent a candidate characteristic of an ASD endophenotype. We used a female typ...
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Published in | Journal of autism and developmental disorders Vol. 48; no. 2; pp. 632 - 634 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
New York
Springer US
01.02.2018
Springer Springer Nature B.V |
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Summary: | Identification of meaningful endophenotypes may be critical to unraveling the etiology and pathophysiology of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). We investigated whether impressions of “humanness” for android robot might represent a candidate characteristic of an ASD endophenotype. We used a female type of android robot with an appearance similar to that of a real person. Significant differences in overall impressions of ‘humanness’ for android robot were found between adolescents with ASD and typical development (TD) controls, as well as parents of children with ASD and parents of TD controls. Our current work does suggest robotic systems could potentially play an intelligent role in dissecting ASD heterogeneity. |
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Bibliography: | SourceType-Other Sources-1 content type line 63 ObjectType-Correspondence-1 |
ISSN: | 0162-3257 1573-3432 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s10803-017-3365-0 |