Validation of a novel theory of mind measurement tool: The social robot video task

Social communication difficulties in autism spectrum disorder have been associated with poor Theory of Mind (ToM), an ability to attribute mental states to others. Interventions using humanoid robots could improve ToM that may generalize to human-human interactions. Traditionally, ToM has been measured using the Firth-Happe Animations (FHA) task which depicts interactions between two animated triangles.

Citation:
O'Reilly Z, Silvera-Tawil D, Tan DW, Zurr I, editors. Validation of a novel theory of mind measurement tool: The social robot video task2021: IEEE Computer Society.

Keywords:
Autism spectrum disorder; Humanoid robot; Robot-assisted therapy; Social robot; Socially-assistive robot; Theory of mind

Abstract:
Social communication difficulties in autism spectrum disorder have been associated with poor Theory of Mind (ToM), an ability to attribute mental states to others. Interventions using humanoid robots could improve ToM that may generalize to human-human interactions. Traditionally, ToM has been measured using the Firth-Happe Animations (FHA) task which depicts interactions between two animated triangles.