Papers by Yukiko Nishizaki
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In our daily lives, we walk naturally because we can consider our physical characteristics and fo... more In our daily lives, we walk naturally because we can consider our physical characteristics and formulate appropriate motor plans. However, the impact of changes in body image during motor planning on walking movements remains poorly understood. Therefore, in this study, we investigated how walking movements change when body image is altered. We included 26 participants (13 males, 13 females, aged 18.27±0.52) to perform walking movements under five conditions: open eyes (baseline), closed eyes, closed eyes while imagining their bodies becoming large, closed eyes again, and open eyes again. As a result, under the condition where participants imagined their bodies becoming large, their stride length, step completion time, and foot lift height increased. These results are attributed to the disparity between actual body size and body image, which affects motor planning. The results of this study have potential applications in rehabilitation and sports coaching settings.
The Japanese Journal of Cognitive Psychology
IEEE Conference Proceedings, 2019
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Studies have shown that a person's current body state can affect his thinking (embodied cogni... more Studies have shown that a person's current body state can affect his thinking (embodied cognition). We tested how value judgments can be changed by this. The results of our experiment demonstrated that participants tended to discount a future reward less when looking up than when looking down. Moreover, we found that the β parameter, which represents the value of immediate rewards relative to delayed rewards received at another point in time, significantly differed between the two conditions; whereas the δ parameter, the discount rate in the standard exponential formula, did not show a significant difference. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, McClure et al. (2004) showed that β is mediated by the lower level, automatic processes of the limbic structures; δ is mediated by the lateral prefrontal cortex, supporting higher cognitive functions. Combining the above two results, we can conclude that the embodied cognition in our experiment was mainly produced by the lower level brain processes. We believe that the knowing that discount factor β can be controlled by posture can be applied when designing robot behavior, such as encouraging a diet, trying to sell insurance, or offering customers a card loan.
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Human-Centered Design and User Experience
AI speakers are not just tools for presenting information but also have the potential to function... more AI speakers are not just tools for presenting information but also have the potential to function as communication partners. Pradhan et al. (2019) reported that individuals differ in their understanding of AI speakers, with some perceiving them as radio-like machines while others see them as human-like social agents.This distinction provides important insights into building trust with AI speakers. The objective of this study was to develop fundamental knowledge that enables AI speakers and humans to establish trustworthy relationships, akin to those between humans.We examined whether participants' behavior towards the AI speaker differed when they were informed that it operated as an autonomous entity, similar to an agent robot. Additionally, we investigated whether these results were independent of age. Forty younger and forty elderly participants were involved in a joint Simon task experiment. The hypotheses were as follows: (1) Participants who were informed that AI speakers ...
ITE Technical Report; ITE Tech. Rep., Oct 29, 2016
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Nihon Kansei Kogakkai ronbunshi, 2020
An utterance-output device, such a smart speaker, has been focused on. The device, which talks au... more An utterance-output device, such a smart speaker, has been focused on. The device, which talks automatically or by being operated remotely, may support parenting at home. For parenting supports, it is important for children to recognize common ground in conversation with the device. This would contribute to children being interested in the device and interacting actively. Meanwhile, interactions between children, who have various personality, and utterance-output devices have not been fully investigated yet. This study investigated how personality affected children's cognition of common ground in conversation with the utterance-output device and their behaviors. The results indicated that the less nervous, more emotionally stable, or more adaptable to communication different from that at home children are, the more closely they engage with the device, or spontaneously they clean toys based on receiving proposals from the devices. These would be related to children's cognition of common ground in conversation through pretending.
Advances in intelligent systems and computing, Jul 3, 2016
We investigated whether the influence of age and individual differences in mental model construct... more We investigated whether the influence of age and individual differences in mental model construction level affect the evaluation of appearance and functionality when users select household electrical appliances based only on appearance. Results showed that older (age 66–80) adults emphasized usability more than young (age 20–34) adults did. Moreover, users with high proficiency in mental model construction focused more on usability than did those with less advanced mental models.
Japanese Journal of Psychology, 2002
Information engineering express, 2017
A previous investigation of the effects of familiarity with the driving situation on driver's eye... more A previous investigation of the effects of familiarity with the driving situation on driver's eye movements assessed differences in eye movements between novice and expert drivers when driving in familiar and unfamiliar situations. The findings indicated that familiarity with the driving situation had a greater influence on expert drivers than on novice drivers. We assessed the validity of those results using number of saccades and gaze position. We found that the mean number of saccades elicited in the unfamiliar driving situation was significantly greater in the expert group than in the novice group. Thus, we confirmed the effects of familiarity with the situation and driving experience on driver's eye movements.
Nihon Shinri Gakkai Taikai happyo ronbunshu, Sep 10, 2014
Nihon Shinri Gakkai Taikai happyo ronbunshu, Sep 10, 2014
Studies in Computational Intelligence, 2010
Memory & Cognition, Jun 1, 2002
The work was supported in part by Grants 14310041 from the Ministry of Education and Science of J... more The work was supported in part by Grants 14310041 from the Ministry of Education and Science of Japan to the first author and 12301005 to the last author. Thanks are due Jay Rueckl for comments and suggestions regarding the manuscript.
The Proceedings of the Annual Convention of the Japanese Psychological Association, Sep 10, 2014
Bulletin of Japanese Society for the Science of Design, 2012
The Proceedings of the Annual Convention of the Japanese Psychological Association
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