PSYC 1001 Module 4: Uncanny Valley
__________ must keep up with _________, an effect that some have called the uncanny wall.
Digital realism; viewer expectations
__________ must keep up with _________, an effect that some have called the uncanny wall. Digital realism; viewer expectations Digital realism; animation technology animation technology; viewer expectations Viewer expectations; animation technology
Digital realism; viewer expectations
According to the readings, neuroscientists are using _______ to better understand the uncanny valley for the purposes of people who develop robotics and computer animation.
EEG experimental approaches fMRI
The uncanny valley is associated with the concept of __________.* all of the other options are correct eeriness creepiness ambiguity
Eeriness Creepiness Ambiguity
Of the following, who first described the uncanny valley, at least in part?*
Ernst Jentsch
According to the detailed graph of the uncanny valley included in the translation of the original uncanny valley article, which of the following stimuli are associated with the highest affinity?*
Humanoid robots (?)
Which of the following is a famous example of the uncanny valley in animation?
Polar express
Which of the following is a famous example of the uncanny valley in animation? Polar Express Avatar Wall-E all of the other options are correct
Polar express
Of the following, who described the uncanny valley, at least in part? Sigmund Freud all of the other options are correct Masahiro Mori Ernst Jentsch
all of the other options are correct
The uncanny valley is associated with the concept of __________. all of the other options are correct cognitive dissonance implicit perceptual processes uncertainty
all of the other options are correct
Which of the following do not usually increase monotonically?* creepiness all of the other options are correct climbing toward the goal of making robots appear human the elevation of a hiking trail
all of the other options are correct
Which of the following stimuli are extremely difficult to render in a manner that avoids the uncanny valley effect? smiles eye blinks all of the other options are correct lips
all of the other options are correct
fMRI evidence has provided data to help understand ____________. neural areas associated with creepiness the uncanny valley neural areas associated with the uncanny valley all of the other options are correct
all of the other options are correct
Which of the following do not usually increase monotonically?
climbing toward the goal of making robots appear human the elevation of a hiking trail creepiness
According to the detailed graph of the uncanny valley included in the translation of the original uncanny valley article, which of the following stimuli are associated with the lowest affinity?* humanoid robots zombies corpses ill humans
corpses NOT humanoid robots
The uncanny valley is an important consideration for many parts of the movie industry because humans are experts at recognizing ________.
faces
The uncanny valley is associated with the concept of __________.
fear
Potential explanations for the uncanny valley effect have involved __________.
feature mismatch
Which of the following stimuli are extremely difficult to render in a manner that avoids the uncanny valley effect? eye color head of hair ears all of the other options are correct
head of hair
Potential explanations for the uncanny valley effect have involved __________. natural selection industrial robots all of the other options are correct toy cars
natural selection
Potential explanations for the uncanny valley effect have involved __________. toy cars all of the other options are correct industrial robots natural selection
natural selection
The uncanny valley effect is an important consideration for developers of _____________.
plastic surgery CGI AI
The uncanny valley effect is an important consideration for developers of _____________. all of the other options are correct suburban housing movie scripts robotics
robotics
According to the detailed graph of the uncanny valley included in the translation of the original uncanny valley article, which of the following stimuli are associated with the lowest affinity? ill humans stuffed animals humanoid robots Bunraku puppets
stuffed animals
Which of the following usually increase monotonically? the elevation of a hiking trail all of the other options are correct similarity creepiness
the elevation of a hiking trail
EEG evidence has provided data to help understand ____________. all of the other options are correct subcortical areas associated with the uncanny valley subcortical areas associated with the perception of creeepiness the uncanny valley
the uncanny valley
Considering what you now know about the uncanny valley, the creepiness of which of the following creepy stimuli can be explained, at least in part, with this concept? creepy houses black cats all of the other options are correct vampires
vampires
Digital realism must keep up with _________, an effect that some have called the _____________. technology; uncanny wall viewer expectations; uncanny valley viewer expectations; uncanny wall technology; uncanny valley
viewer expectations; uncanny wall