
66 Coverbal Synchrony in Human-Machine Interaction
the Big Five model) on the maintenance and development of trust and
co-operation within HCI, is a topic of ongoing research (Saariluoma
and Oulasvirta, 2010; Saleem et al., 2011; Schweer, 2008).
However, aside from negative ascribing, numerous positive
outcomes were ascribed showing that the user formed the impression
that the system wanted to connect with him/her on a personal
level by asking for private information and experiences, wanting
to develop a relation with the user, wanting to adapt to the user’s
individuality. It was particularly during the system’s intervention
that positive ascribing ...