Table 1

Taxonomy of communicative behaviors in conversational agents ( = chatbot,  = avatar,  = robot,  = combination)

Footing
ModalityHuman similarity (26)Individual similarity (15)Responsiveness (26)Other (3)

Nonverbal behaviors (26)

Nonverbal behaviors grounded in human similarity

Nonverbal behaviors grounded in individual similarity

Nonverbal behaviors grounded in responsiveness

Other nonverbal behaviors

voice •

gaze • •

body movements ••

facial expressions and body movements •••

gaze and body movements •

behavioral realism •

gaze and breathing •

gaze and head movements •

congruency of gestures ••

response time •

head movements ••

voice •

personality •

etiquette •

response time •

listening behaviors (e.g. nodding) • •

empathic facial expressions •

cooperative gestures •

laughter •

 

Verbal behaviors (25)

Verbal behaviors grounded in human similarity

Verbal behaviors grounded in individual similarity

Verbal behaviors grounded in responsiveness

Other verbal behaviors

cognitive recall •

communication style •

personality •

affect support •

social praise • •

politeness •• ••

humor • •••

communication style •

small talk ••

empathy •

expectancy setting and service recovery •

cooperative utterances •

responsive utterances •

social role •

transparency •

argument type •

confidence cues •

Appearance Characteristics (19)

Appearance characteristics grounded in human similarity

Appearance characteristics grounded in individual similarity

Appearance characteristics grounded in responsiveness

Other appearance characteristics

appearance ••••• •

facial appearance • ••

physical embodiment •

ethnicity •

gender and ethnicity •

physical appearance •

facial appearance • •

physical appearance and environment •

physical presence • •

 

attractiveness •

or Create an Account

Close Modal
Close Modal