• DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00108
Corpus ID: 3955488

Category Processing and the human likeness dimension of the Uncanny Valley Hypothesis: Eye-Tracking Data

@article{Cheetham2013CategoryPA,
  title={Category Processing and the human likeness dimension of the Uncanny Valley Hypothesis: Eye-Tracking Data},
  author={M. Cheetham and Ivana Pavlovi{\'c} and Nicola Jordan and P. Suter and L. Jancke},
  journal={Frontiers in Psychology},
  year={2013},
  volume={4}
}

• M. Cheetham, Ivana Pavlović, +2 authors L. Jancke
• Published 2013
• Psychology, Medicine
• Frontiers in Psychology

The Uncanny Valley Hypothesis (Mori, 1970) predicts that perceptual difficulty distinguishing between a humanlike object (e.g., lifelike prosthetic hand, mannequin) and its human counterpart evokes negative affect. Research has focused on affect, with inconsistent results, but little is known about how objects along the hypothesis’ dimension of human likeness (DHL) are actually perceived. This study used morph continua based on human and highly realistic computer-generated (avatar) faces to… Expand

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