Abstract
Facing robotic agents, we cannot help but ascribe them anthropomorphic characteristics. While this cognitive process has been extensively studied, numerous questions remain about how the tendency to anthropomorphize is related to individual differences and personality traits (i.e. phenotypes). Understanding what generates inter-individual differences is crucial since these differences can explain an important part of the representations and therefore behaviors towards robots. In two studies we aimed to evaluate the idea that anthropomorphism and appraisal of robots can be related to individual phenotypes. We also investigated the relationship between personality traits and anthropomorphic phenotypes. Our results support the idea that anthropomorphism can be considered a phenotype with clear individual differences in anthropomorphic tendencies based on a 2 × 2 anthropomorphism tendency/appraisal matrix.
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