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Living With Robotic Companions for Better Psychological Well-Being

We live in a world where interactive devices are always around. But can these technologies become more than just useful tools for us? What if there was a social robot that could act as a helpful companion and help people improve their psychological well-being in their homes?

By Sooyeon Jeong, October 2023

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Using Generative AI to Cultivate Positive Emotions and Mindsets for Self-Development and Learning

The arrival of new generative AI tools is creating waves. Here are some ideas for how we could channel them for supporting self-development and learning.

By Joanne Leong, April 2023

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Assessing the mental health of college students by leveraging social media data

Assessing the mental health of college students by leveraging social media data

The mental health of college students is a growing concern and gauging the mental health needs of this group is difficult to assess in real-time and in scale. The ubiquity and widespread use of social media, particularly among young adults, provides opportunities for various stakeholders to proactively assess the mental health of college students and provide timely and tailored support.

By Koustuv Saha, Munmun De Choudhury, September 2021

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Do Humans Play Equilibrium? Modeling Human Behavior in Computational Strategic Systems

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Do Humans Play Equilibrium? Modeling Human Behavior in Computational Strategic Systems

Online auctions and other computational strategic systems where human users interact are usually analyzed based on the assumptions that the users are rational and reach an equilibrium. This article shows that these modeling assumptions lead to significant errors, and that using behaviorally appropriate assumptions is important for achieving credible predictions in such systems.

By Gali Noti, September 2017

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Gamification and customer loyalty

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Gamification and customer loyalty

By Vasileios Kalantzis, September 2017

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Cognitive science

By Ronald Laurids Boring, December 2003

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The humanoid Robot Cog

By Naveed Ahmad, December 2003

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