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Across six two-condition studies (\n                    <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u202f=\u202f1,128), we examined textual cues, imagination instructions, and lower- versus higher-ABOT image-set assignments in imagined collaboration contexts. We distinguished assigned cues from subjective anthropomorphism and measured intention before warmth and competence. Higher-cue conditions increased intention in Studies 1b, 2, 3a, and 3b (\n                    <jats:italic>d<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u202f=\u202f0.36\u20130.68), but not in Studies 1a or 4. Bootstrap 95% CIs excluded zero for positive warmth products in five studies, positive competence products in Studies 2 and 3a, and a negative competence product in Study 4. As evaluations followed the outcome, these products are descriptive decompositions rather than causal mediation effects. The exploratory Study 3 comparison could not isolate threat because article, study form, and sample were confounded. The intention interaction was not detectable. In Study 4, the higher-ABOT image set yielded higher subjective anthropomorphism and lower competence, with no detectable overall intention difference. The image-set coefficient became more negative as post-outcome uniqueness threat increased (\n                    <jats:italic>b<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u202f=\u202f\u22120.396,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u202f=\u202f0.008). This interaction remained detectable in an image-fixed-effects sensitivity model conditional on 12 recorded image codes. Assigned cue packages yielded distinct within-study patterns of social evaluation and intention, but did not establish a general benefit of anthropomorphism, a causal threat process, or changes in collaborative behavior.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2026.1896807","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,1]],"date-time":"2026-09-01T05:35:14Z","timestamp":1788240914000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Anthropomorphic cueing, social evaluation, and threat in stated willingness to collaborate with AI"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Deyu","family":"Yan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Advanced Institute for Confucian Studies, Shandong University","place":["Jinan, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"596","DOI":"10.1037\/0022-3514.63.4.596","article-title":"Inclusion of other in the self scale and the structure of interpersonal closeness","volume":"63","author":"Aron","year":"1992","journal-title":"J. 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