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      Avoidance of Novelty Contributes to the Uncanny Valley

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          A hypothesis suggests that objects with a high degree of visual similarity to real humans trigger negative impressions (i.e., the uncanny valley). Previous studies have suggested that difficulty in object categorization elicits negative emotional reactions to enable the avoidance of potential threats. The present study further investigated this categorization-difficulty hypothesis. In an experiment, observers categorized morphed images of photographs and human doll faces as “photograph” or “doll” and evaluated the perceived eeriness of the images. Additionally, we asked the observers to answer questionnaires on behavioral inhibition systems (BIS). The results indicated that individual differences in the BIS score were associated with enhanced eeriness in the objects with a specific human likeness. These findings suggest that the tendency to avoid a potentially threatening novel experience contributes to promoting the perceived eeriness of objects with some degree of visual similarity to real humans.

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                Contributors
                Journal
                Front Psychol
                Front Psychol
                Front. Psychol.
                Frontiers in Psychology
                Frontiers Media S.A.
                1664-1078
                26 October 2017
                2017
                : 8
                : 1792
                Affiliations
                [1] 1Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University , Tokyo, Japan
                [2] 2Faculty of Arts and Science, Kyushu University , Fukuoka, Japan
                [3] 3Japan Society for the Promotion of Science , Tokyo, Japan
                [4] 4Admission Center, Kyushu University , Fukuoka, Japan
                Author notes

                Edited by: Eddy J. Davelaar, Birkbeck, University of London, United Kingdom

                Reviewed by: Michael Banissy, Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom; Davide Marchiori, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

                This article was submitted to Cognitive Science, a section of the journal Frontiers in Psychology

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                10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01792
                5662646
                29123490
                95aafc0b-6a0c-4dbf-81a2-21119eafa9c8
                Copyright © 2017 Sasaki, Ihaya and Yamada.

                This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

                History
                : 06 January 2017
                : 27 September 2017
                Page count
                Figures: 5, Tables: 2, Equations: 0, References: 84, Pages: 13, Words: 0
                Funding
                Funded by: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 10.13039/501100001691
                Award ID: 14J06025
                Award ID: 26540067
                Award ID: 15H05709
                Funded by: Kyushu University 10.13039/501100004096
                Award ID: 26806
                Award ID: 27822
                Categories
                Psychology
                Original Research

                Clinical Psychology & Psychiatry
                object perception,emotion,behavioral inhibition system,visual cognition,morphing

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