Tough Love: The influence of an agent's negative affect on students' learning

Jeremiah Sullins, Scotty D. Craig, Arthur C. Graesser

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9 Scopus citations

Abstract

In this paper we explored the relationship between learning gains and affective displays of an animated pedagogical agent. Students read information on the topic of computer literacy while receiving either positive or negative affective responses from an on-screen animated agent. Analyses revealed that only students with low prior knowledge were influenced by the emotion displayed by the animated agent. We discuss the generalizability of our findings to other domains and the implications of these results on intelligent tutoring systems that are emotionally intelligent.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationFrontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications
PublisherIOS Press
Pages677-679
Number of pages3
Edition1
ISBN (Print)9781607500285
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameFrontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications
Number1
Volume200
ISSN (Print)0922-6389
ISSN (Electronic)1879-8314

Keywords

  • Affect
  • Animated agents
  • Emotion
  • Prior knowledge

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Artificial Intelligence

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