As social robots are increasingly introduced into dementia care, their embodied and interactive design may blur the boundary between artificial and lifelike entities, raising ethical concerns about robotic deception. However, it remains unclear which specific design cues of social robots might lead to social robotic deception (SRD) in people living with dementia (PLwD), and which perceptions and responses of PLwD might indicate that SRD is taking place. To address these questions, we conducted a scoping review of 26 empirical studies reporting PLwD interacting with social robots. We identified three key design cue categories that might contribute to SRD and one that might break the illusion. However, the available literature does not provide sufficient evidence to determine which specific design cues lead to SRD. Thematic analysis of user responses reveals six recurring patterns in how PLwD perceive and respond to social robots. However, conceptual limitations in existing definitions of robotic deception make it difficult to identify when and to what extent deception actually occurs. Building on the results, we propose a dual-process interpretation that clarifies the cognitive basis of false beliefs in human-robot interaction and distinguishes SRD from anthropomorphism or emotional engagement.

翻译：随着社会机器人日益被引入痴呆症护理领域，其具身化与交互式设计可能模糊人工实体与生命实体之间的界限，从而引发关于机器人欺骗的伦理关切。然而，目前尚不清楚社会机器人的哪些具体设计线索可能导致痴呆症患者产生社会机器人欺骗，也不明确痴呆症患者的哪些感知与反应能够表明欺骗正在发生。为探究这些问题，我们对26项报告痴呆症患者与社会机器人交互的实证研究进行了范围综述。我们识别出三类可能促成社会机器人欺骗的关键设计线索类别，以及一类可能打破这种幻觉的设计线索。然而，现有文献未能提供充分证据以确定具体哪些设计线索会导致社会机器人欺骗。对用户反应的专题分析揭示了痴呆症患者感知和回应社会机器人的六种反复出现的模式。然而，现有机器人欺骗定义的概念局限性使得难以准确识别欺骗实际发生的时间与程度。基于研究结果，我们提出一种双过程解释框架，以阐明人机交互中错误信念的认知基础，并将社会机器人欺骗与拟人化或情感投入区分开来。