Abstract
This experiment was conducted to determine interpersonal impressions of two types of compliance-gaining strategies (warning and obligation) used to ask for the consideration of robot rights. Findings demonstrated that the strategy of obligation produced higher levels of petitioner perceived caring (a factor of source credibility) and higher perceptions of task attraction. Social attraction, competence, and character did not significantly differ by type of message strategy utilized.
Matthew J. A. Craig
Assistant Professor of Computer-Mediated Communication
Matthew Craig is an Assistant Professor of Computer-Mediated Communication in the School of Communication, Journalism, and Media at Central Michigan University (CMU) and lab faculty with the Communication and Social Robotics Labs (COMBOTLABS). Before CMU, Matthew was the inaugural College of Communication and Information Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Information Integrity Institute at Tennessee’s flagship university, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Dr. Catherine Luther, Faculty Mentor). Matthew’s research interests are in human-machine communication and new media, focusing on the intersections of human-machine communication, privacy management, and society.