@article{4f73cc36fdb24ea3ba7fc715e61ecdab,
title = "FFAB-The Form Function Attribution Bias in Human-Robot Interaction",
abstract = "People seem to miscalibrate their expectations and interactions with a robot. When it comes to robot design, the anthropomorphism level of the robot form (appearance) has become an increasingly important variable to consider. It is argued here that people base their expectations and perceptions of a robot on its form and attribute functions which do not necessarily mirror the true functions of the robot. The term form function attribution bias (FFAB) refers to the cognitive bias which occurs when people are prone to perceptual errors, leading to a biased interpretation of a robot's functionality. We argue that rather than objectively perceiving the robot's functionalities, people take a cognitive shortcut using the information available to them through visual perception. FFAB intends to outline the implications the design of a robot has on the human predisposition to interact socially with robots. In this theoretical review, we examined the results of several studies suggesting an FFAB. We outline future directions of experimental paradigms and robot design implications.",
keywords = "Anthropomorphism, attribution bias, form function attribution bias (FFAB), human-robot interaction, visual perception",
author = "Haring, {Kerstin S.} and Katsumi Watanabe and Mari Velonaki and Tossell, {Chad C.} and Victor Finomore",
note = "Funding Information: Manuscript received June 30, 2017; revised October 3, 2017 and November 28, 2017; accepted January 4, 2018. Date of publication June 29, 2018; date of current version December 7, 2018. This work was supported in part by the Postgraduate Research Participation Program at the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory and in part by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research Trust and Influence Program. The work of K. S. Haring was supported by the 711th Human Performance Wing administered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education through an interagency agreement between the U.S. Department of Energy and USAFRL. (Corresponding author: Kerstin S. Haring.) K. S. Haring, C. C. Tossell, and V. Finomore are with the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO 80840 USA (e-mail: kerstin.haring@usafa.edu). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 IEEE.",
year = "2018",
month = dec,
doi = "10.1109/TCDS.2018.2851569",
language = "English",
volume = "10",
pages = "843--851",
journal = "IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems",
issn = "2379-8920",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
number = "4",
}