Giulia Peretti
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6
Total Citations
261
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About
Giulia Peretti is a leading developmental psychologist whose research sits at the fascinating intersection of child development, social cognition, and human-robot interaction. Her work explores how children perceive, trust, and form relationships with robotic agents, probing deep questions about the nature of social bonds and intentionality. In her highly cited study, "A Robot Is Not Worth Another" (113 citations), she demonstrated that children attribute distinct mental states to different humanoid robots, challenging simplistic views of anthropomorphism. Her equally influential work on trust (111 citations) revealed the nuanced dynamics of how children build, lose, and restore trust with robots compared to humans. More recently, Peretti has investigated children's understanding of robot deception, asking whether young children can distinguish a robot's intentional lies from simple mistakes—a critical skill for navigating an increasingly automated world. Her research also extends to the educational impact of coding and robotics on 4-year-olds' cognitive and socio-relational learning. By bridging developmental psychology and robotics, Peretti provides essential insights into how the next generation will coexist with intelligent machines.
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- 2Shall I Trust You? From Child–Robot Interaction to Trusting Relationships111 citations · 2020
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