Table 2 Regression results for agent persona
Facilitation | Credibility | Human-likeness | Engagement | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | |
Enhanced gesture | 0.140 (0.158) | 0.087 (0.147) | 0.033 (0.137) | 0.056 (0.151) | ||||
Average gesture | − 0.140 (0.158) | − 0.087 (0.147) | − 0.033 (0.137) | − 0.056 (0.151) | ||||
No gesture | − 0.832** (0.159) | − 0.693** (0.159) | − 0.626** (0.148) | − 0.539** (0.149) | − 0.731** (0.138) | − 0.698** (0.138) | − 0.835** (0.152) | − 0.779** (0.153) |
Age | − 0.029 (0.029) | − 0.029 (0.029) | − 0.045 (0.027) | − 0.045 (0.027) | 0.017 (0.025) | 0.017 (0.025) | − 0.013 (0.028) | − 0.013 (0.028) |
Year | − 0.097 (0.068) | − 0.097 (0.068) | − 0.041 (0.063) | − 0.041 (0.063) | − 0.135* (0.059) | − 0.135* (0.059) | − 0.118 (0.065) | − 0.118 (0.065) |
Gender | − 0.122 (0.149) | − 0.122 (0.149) | − 0.005 (0.138) | − 0.005 (0.138) | − 0.123 (0.129) | − 0.123 (0.129) | − 0.269 (0.142) | − 0.269 (0.142) |
English major | − 0.079 (0.148) | − 0.079 (0.148) | 0.065 (0.138) | 0.065 (0.138) | 0.037 (0.128) | 0.037 (0.128) | 0.214 (0.141) | 0.214 (0.141) |
Prior knowledge 1 | 0.202 (0.136) | 0.202 (0.136) | 0.220 (0.127) | 0.220 (0.127) | 0.312** (0.118) | 0.312** (0.118) | 0.186 (0.130) | 0.186 (0.130) |
Prior knowledge 2 | 0.020 (0.114) | 0.020 (0.114) | − 0.090 (0.106) | − 0.090 (0.106) | − 0.146 (0.099) | − 0.146 099) | − 0.052 (0.109) | − 0.052 (0.109) |
Prior knowledge 3 | 0.056 (0.106) | 0.056 (0.106) | − 0.022 (0.099) | − 0.022 (0.099) | − 0.170 (0.092) | − 0.170 (0.092) | − 0.025 (0.102) | − 0.025 (0.102) |
Constant | 3.477** (0.659) | 3.337** (0.667) | 4.327** (0.614) | 4.240** (0.622) | 2.605** (0.572) | 2.572** (0.579) | 3.169** (0.631) | 3.113** (0.639) |
N | 1540 | 1540 | 770 | 770 | 770 | 770 | 770 | 770 |