NIM as a Brain for a Humanoid Robot

Abstract — In the context of the PACO+ projec

Individual differences in persuadability in the health promotion domain

This paper examines the behavioral consequences of individual differences in persuadability in the health promotion domain. We use a 7-item persuadability instrument to determine participants persuadability score. Based on this score two groups are created: the low and high persuadables. Subsequently, we present 2 studies that test the responses to health-related persuasive messages of both low and high persuadables. The results consistently show that high persuadables comply more to messages with a persuasive content as compared to a neutral message than low persuadables. Even more, both studies indicate lower compliance by low persuadables when persuasive messages are employed. Implications of this possible detrimental effect of the use of persuasive messages for low persuadables are discussed.</p

Using personas as an intermediate construct in the development of tailored messages: a case study

Tailoring health education messages to patients' preferences for message style is believed to increase patients' susceptibility to the given advice. This paper presents a persona-centered approach towards creating tailored health messages for chronically ill patients. A case study of tailoring messages to the preferences of patients with coronary heart disease illustrates the approach and shows the need for patient-centered data collection so that personas reflect patients' preferences. Based on these personas, a manageable set of tailored messages can be created in a step-by-step approac