Exactly. “During the test, the robot encouraged some students to continue inflating the balloon before moving on to the next balloon, saying such phrases as, “

Exactly. “During the test, the robot encouraged some students to continue inflating the balloon before moving on to the next balloon, saying such phrases as, “Why not try one more time?” and “One more pump, please,” and “I think you have time before an explosion.”” The stated conclusion doesn’t seem to really follow from this setup. A better headline would be “some students assume robot in study isn’t trying to trick them”