Experimental Evaluation of Implicit and Explicit Learning of Abstract Regularities Following Socio-Emotional Interactions in Mixed Reality

We present results from a controlled experiment with N=47 participants conducted in a mixed reality environment to assess explicit and implicit learning of cognitive structures instantiated by socio-emotional components. To this end, we implemented a custom version of MR4ISL, the Mixed Reality software tool for Implicit Social Learning, with a task involving colors, numbers, and emotions. Our results show evidence of explicit learning with participants’ responses being attributed to conscious response bases, rules, and memory.