Diede P.M. Van der Hoorn
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Diede P.M. Van der Hoorn is a pioneering researcher in human-robot interaction, with a focus on trust dynamics and blame attribution in collaborative settings. Her most-cited work, “I think you are doing a bad job!” (2021, 19 citations), investigates how humans assess trust in robots after negative collaborative outcomes. Through a controlled experiment with 60 participants, she demonstrated that blame attribution significantly influences trust evaluations, revealing critical insights for designing robots that can navigate social friction. This research has immediate implications for fields like manufacturing, healthcare, and service robotics, where human-robot teams must manage errors without eroding cooperation. Van der Hoorn’s contributions extend beyond theoretical frameworks; her work provides practical guidelines for developing robots capable of transparent communication and adaptive trust repair. By addressing the psychological and social dimensions of human-robot collaboration, she is shaping a future where machines are not just functional partners but socially intelligent ones. Her findings are essential reading for engineers, psychologists, and ethicists working to build resilient, trustworthy autonomous systems.
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- 1"I think you are doing a bad job!"19 citations · 2021