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Interacting with characters redux

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 April 2023

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Richard J. Gerrig*
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Department of Psychology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2500, USA richard.gerrig@stonybrook.edu
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Abstract

Clark and Fischer (C&F) discuss how people interact with social robots in the context of a general analysis of interaction with characters. I suggest that a consideration of aesthetic illusion would add nuance to this analysis. In addition, I illustrate how people's experiences with other depictions of characters require adjustments to C&F's claims.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 46 , 2023 , e32
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press

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