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