Karl F. MacDorman

List of John Benjamins publications for which Karl F. MacDorman plays a role.

Titles

Symbol Grounding

Edited by Tony Belpaeme, Stephen J. Cowley and Karl F. MacDorman

[Benjamins Current Topics, 21] 2009. v, 167 pp.
Subjects Cognition and language | Cognitive psychology | Theoretical linguistics

Symbol Grounding

Edited by Tony Belpaeme, Stephen J. Cowley and Karl F. MacDorman

Special issue of Interaction Studies 8:1 (2007) 180 pp.
Subjects Cognition and language | Evolution of language

Psychological Benchmarks of Human–Robot Interaction

Edited by Peter H. Kahn, Jr. and Karl F. MacDorman

Special issue of Interaction Studies 8:3 (2007) 166 pp.
Subjects Cognition and language | Evolution of language
MacDorman, Karl F. and Steven O. Entezari 2015 Individual differences predict sensitivity to the uncanny valleyInteraction Studies 16:2, pp. 141–172 | Article
It can be creepy to notice that something human-looking is not real. But can sensitivity to this phenomenon, known as the uncanny valley, be predicted from superficially unrelated traits? Based on results from at least 489 participants, this study examines the relation between nine theoretically… read more
MacDorman, Karl F. 2009 Afterword: Life after the symbol system metaphorSymbol Grounding, Belpaeme, Tony, Stephen J. Cowley and Karl F. MacDorman (eds.), pp. 145–159 | Article
MacDorman, Karl F. 2007 Afterword: Life after the symbol system metaphorSymbol Grounding, Belpaeme, Tony, Stephen J. Cowley and Karl F. MacDorman (eds.), pp. 143–158 | Article
After reviewing the papers in this special issue, I must conclude that brains are not syntactic engines, but control systems that orient to biological, interindividual, and cultural norms. By themselves, syntactic constraints both underdetermine and overdetermine cognitive operations. So, rather… read more
MacDorman, Karl F. and Peter H. Kahn, Jr. 2007 Introduction to the Special Issue on Psychological Benchmarks of Human–Robot InteractionPsychological Benchmarks of Human–Robot Interaction, Kahn, Jr., Peter H. and Karl F. MacDorman (eds.), pp. 359–362 | Article
MacDorman, Karl F. and Hiroshi Ishiguro 2006 Toward social mechanisms of android science: A CogSci 2005 Workshop: 25 and 26 July 2005, Stresa, ItalyEpigenetic robotics, Metta, Giorgio and Luc Berthouze (eds.), pp. 289–296 | Article
MacDorman, Karl F. and Hiroshi Ishiguro 2006 The uncanny advantage of using androids in cognitive and social science researchInteraction Studies 7:3, pp. 297–337 | Article
The development of robots that closely resemble human beings can contribute to cognitive research. An android provides an experimental apparatus that has the potential to be controlled more precisely than any human actor. However, preliminary results indicate that only very humanlike devices can… read more
MacDorman, Karl F. 1997 How to Ground Symols AdaptivelyTwo Sciences of Mind: Readings in cognitive science and consciousness, Ó Nualláin, Seán, Paul Mc Kevitt and Eoghan Mac Aogáin (eds.), pp. 135–178 | Article