Date of Completion
12-15-2014
Embargo Period
12-11-2014
Advisors
Heather Bortfeld, Rhiannon Smith
Field of Study
Psychology
Degree
Master of Arts
Open Access
Open Access
Abstract
Coordination is crucial throughout development, from motor development and language acquisition to children’s play and other social interactions. Based on the links between motor and social behavior, proper coordination should help children connect socially with others. Being part of a larger study investigating the effects of a multisystem intervention tool for children with ASD, this work examined the effect of robot-child interaction on interpersonal and intrapersonal coordination in typically developing children. 5-year-olds and 7 year-olds participated in a four-week training protocol, where children had to copy the movements of a small humanoid robot. Measures of cross recurrence quantification analysis revealed that older children seem to benefit from the interactions showing improved interpersonal, but not intrapersonal coordination in simple clapping and maraca-shaking tasks.
Recommended Citation
Palatinus, Kinga, "The Effects of Robot-Child Interactions on Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Coordination" (2014). Master's Theses. 704.
https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/gs_theses/704
Major Advisor
James A. Dixon