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The uncanny valley effect is a heterogeneous group of phenomena. Phenomena considered as exhibiting the uncanny valley effect can be diverse, involve different sense modalities, and have multiple, possibly overlapping causes. People's cultural heritage may have a considerable influence on how androids are perceived with respect to the uncanny ...
The uncanny valley is the region of negative emotional response towards robots that seem "almost human". Movement amplifies the emotional response. This concept is closely related to Julia Kristeva 's concept of abjection , where one reacts adversely to something forcefully cast out of the symbolic order .
The "Frankenstein complex" is similar in many respects to Masahiro Mori's uncanny valley hypothesis. The name, "Frankenstein complex", is derived from the name of Victor Frankenstein in the 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley. In Shelley's story, Frankenstein created an intelligent, somewhat superhuman being, but ...
Research from the Journal of Environmental Psychology has indicated that liminal spaces may appear eerie or strange because they fall into an uncanny valley of architecture and physical places. [1] An article from Pulse: The Journal of Science and Culture has attributed this eeriness to familiar places lacking their usually observed context. [2]
By contrast, “Better Man” falls squarely in that uncanny valley, and for once, that’s a good thing. First off, Americans don’t really know who Williams is, making it easy to accept ...
Mortality salience is highly manipulated by one's self-esteem. People with low self-esteem are more apt to experience the effects of mortality salience, whereas people with high self-esteem are better able to cope with the idea that their death is uncontrollable.
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A biohacker shared his unexpected reaction to a facial fat injection as he tried to reverse his biological aging process These operations tend to use the patient's body fat, but experts called in ...