One unintended or unexpected disruption of socially assistive robots is that people may actually prefer the company of robots over fellow humans. This situation represents
A)latent function.
B)manifest dysfunction.
C)latent dysfunction.
D)manifest function.

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A latent dysfunction is an unintended and unrecognized negative consequence of an action or social structure; in this case, the preference for robot company over human interaction is an unintended negative outcome of using socially assistive robots.

One Unintended or Unexpected Disruption of Socially Assistive Robots Is