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Abstract: Pedagogical agents, visual ‘tutor’ representations embedded within computer-based learning environments, exhibit lifelike appearance, persona, and social characteristics in an attempt to establish an ideal learner-agent relationship. This article reports on a study to assess the impact and interaction behavior of a pedagogical agent’s emotional support and competency on learner’s self-efficacy, performance, and agent perceptions (i.e., perceived intelligence and trust of the agent).

Holden, H. K. (2012, June). The Interaction Behavior of Agents’ Emotional Support and Competency on Learner Outcomes and Perceptions. In International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems (pp. 624-625). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.