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, PhD
PhD candidate in Communication & Information
Matthew Craig is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the the Information Integrity Institute, in the College of Communication and Information at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Matthew Craig has research interests in human-machine communication and new media specific focus on the intersections of human-machine communication, privacy management, and society.