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New frontiers for psychology and education: Robotics

Maurizio CardaciAntonella D’amicoBarbara Caci

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Settore M-PSI/01 - Psicologia GeneraleAdolescentApplied psychology050109 social psychologyDevelopmental roboticsSocial skillsArtificial IntelligenceEducational roboticsHumansadolescent artificial intelligence autism child computer program0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesAutistic DisorderCooperative BehaviorChildSocial BehaviorProblem SolvingGeneral PsychologyCognitive sciencebusiness.industryPsychology Educational05 social sciences050301 educationRoboticsRoboticsChild PreschoolRobotArtificial intelligencePsychologyCognitive roboticsbusiness0503 educationSoftwareScientific achievement

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The paper reviews the first attempts to study the educational and psychological usefulness of robotics: (1) the social and cooperative dimensions involved in the robot-building activities; (2) the reasoning strategies implied in building and programming robots; (3) the influences of robotics on mathematical and scientific achievement; (4) the use of robotics in modification of social skills of autistic children.

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