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Subliminal Priming in Human-Agent Interaction

Subliminal Priming in Human-Agent Interaction

Subliminal priming is the act of exposing a person to stimuli that they may not consciously notice, but are still processed subliminally in their mind. Psychological studies have shown that influence people's attitudes and behaviours. In this project, we investigate if interactive agents such as social robots can leverage subliminal priming (for example, by exposing a person to single-frame visuals in a video feed) to shape their mood and behaviour. 

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Subliminal Priming in Human-Agent Interaction
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Subliminal Priming in Human-Agent Interaction

Elaheh Sanoubari, Denise Y. Geiskkovitch, Diljot S. Garcha, Shahed A. Sabab, Kenny Hong, James E. Young, Andrea Bunt, Pourang Irani, "Subliminal Priming in Human-Agent Interaction: Can Agents Use Single-Frame Visuals in Video Feeds to Shape User Perceptions?" , In Proceedings of the 6th ACM International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction (HAI '18). 2018.

Collaborators

Elaheh (Ellie) Sanoubari

Elaheh (Ellie) Sanoubari

PhD Student at SIRRL,
University of Waterloo
Denise Geiskkovitch

Denise Geiskkovitch

Alumni
Diljot Singh Garcha

Diljot Singh Garcha

Alumni
Shahed Anzarus Sabab

Shahed Anzarus Sabab

Alumni
Kenny Hong

Kenny Hong

Alumni
James E.Young

James E.Young

Professor
Andrea Bunt

Andrea Bunt

Professor
Pourang Irani

Pourang Irani

Professor
Canada Research Chair
at University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus