Should I be Introvert or Extrovert? A Pairwise Robot Comparison Assessing the Perception of Personality-Based Social Robot Behaviors

Abstract

With this study we wanted to extend the research on personality traits and the similarity- and complementarity-attraction effects in HRI, and explore which demographic variables might affect them. For that purpose, we conducted a study with 46 participants under a pairwise robot comparison experimental design, combining verbal and non-verbal behaviors, and complementing the results with qualitative data. We found out that the similarity-attraction effect was supported although we could not find any demographic variable to predict it.