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Anonymous
Dr. Mori believed that movement contributed more to the feeling of unease and being "not quite right" more so than appearance, which would explain the creepy-crawly feelings I used to get over imagining Barbie, with her lack of elbow and knee joints, attempting to walk, run, or grab.
The phenomenon can be explained by the notion that, if an entity is sufficiently non-humanlike, then the humanlike characteristics will tend to stand out and be noticed easily, generating empathy. On the other hand, if the entity is "almost human", then the non-human characteristics will be the ones that stand out, leading to a feeling of "strangeness" in the human viewer.
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