Megan A. Harris
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Megan A. Harris is a researcher whose work sits at the fascinating intersection of human-robot interaction and social cognition, exploring how the design of technology subtly reshapes our perceptions of one another. Her most cited work, "Humans to Robots: How Technomorphic Features Shape our Perceptions of Each Other" (2012, 4 citations), investigates a novel question: as we increasingly use technology to augment our understanding of the world, do our individual tendencies to anthropomorphize—or "technomorphize"—influence how we attend to these tools? By leveraging the Technomorphic Tendencies Scale (TTS), Harris’s study probes the psychological mechanisms behind our engagement with robots and smart devices, suggesting that our cognitive styles may predict how we perceive both machines and the humans who use them. While her citation count is modest, her contribution is conceptually rich, bridging gaps between robotics, psychology, and design. Harris’s work offers a compelling lens for students and researchers interested in how emerging technologies are not just tools, but active participants in shaping human social dynamics and self-perception.
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