Maria-Gracia M. Cobos
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Maria-Gracia M. Cobos investigates the intersection of early childhood development and human-robot interaction, with a focus on how young children perceive and trust non-human agents. In her most-cited work, "Do preschoolers trust a competent robot pointer?" (2023), Cobos explores whether three- to five-year-olds rely on a robot’s demonstrated accuracy when deciding whom to trust for information. This study, garnering 4 citations, provides foundational insights into children’s selective social learning in an increasingly technological world. By bridging developmental psychology and robotics, Cobos’s research illuminates how even very young minds weigh competence against social cues from artificial agents. Her work has implications for designing educational robots that effectively engage and instruct preschoolers, as well as for understanding the cognitive mechanisms underlying early trust. Cobos’s contributions are particularly notable for their interdisciplinary approach, combining rigorous experimental methods with real-world relevance. As the field of child-robot interaction grows, her findings offer a critical baseline for future studies on how children integrate robotic informants into their learning processes.
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- 1Do preschoolers trust a competent robot pointer?4 citations · 2023