Beliefs are information-processing structures formed along an individual’s developmental pathway. Beliefs can legitimize involvement in inappropriate or violent behaviors, particularly when they crystallize into cognitive schemas. While beliefs aid individuals in interpreting the surrounding world, overly rigid and inflexible beliefs can constrain the individual’s ability to process available information. This ...
Eye gaze is a prominent feature of human social lives, but little is known on whether fitting eyes on machines makes humans trust them more. In this study we compared subjective and objective markers of human trust when collaborating with eyed and non-eyed robots of the same type. We used virtual reality scenes in which we manipulated distance and the presence of eyes on a robot's display during simple collabor...
Ao longo dos dois últimos anos, através de estadias recorrentes em povoações raianas do concelho de Vinhais e utilizando um conjunto de metodologias da Antropologia e da História (como o sáo os levantamentos etnográficos generalizados, a recolha de histórias de vida e a consulta de materiais históricos locais e centrais), este grupo de trabalho tem vindo a tentar aprofundar o conhecimento das dinâmicas d...