The Emergence of Self-Awareness: Insights from Robotics
Abstract: The ability for self-related thought is historically considered to be a uniquely human characteristic. Nonetheless, as technological knowledge advances, it comes as no surprise that the plausibility of humanoid self-awareness is not only theoretically explored but also engineered. Could the emerging behavioural and cognitive capabilities in artificial agents be comparable to humans? By employing a cross-disciplinary approach, the present essay aims to address this question by providing a comparative overview on the emergence of self-awareness as demonstrated in early childhood and robotics. It argues that developmental psychologists can gain invaluable theoretical and methodological insights by considering the relevance of artificial agents in better understanding the behavioural manifestations of human self-consciousness.
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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The Emergence of Self-Awareness: Insights from Robotics ; volume:68 ; number:2 ; year:2024 ; pages:90-100 ; extent:11
Human development ; 68, Heft 2 (2024), 90-100 (gesamt 11)
- Creator
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Mentzou, Aikaterini
Ross, Josephine
- DOI
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10.1159/000538027
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2406270122248.130764545395
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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14.08.2025, 11:00 AM CEST
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- Mentzou, Aikaterini
- Ross, Josephine
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