The phrase "contingent action" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to an action that is dependent on certain conditions or circumstances. Example: The company's success is contingent upon the CEO's approval of the proposed cutbacks. In this sentence, "contingent action" signifies the proposed cutbacks, which can only be implemented if the CEO approves them.
First, only humans can serve as stimuli producing contingent actions, since they can react flexibly to the infant's actions.
We examined two- to three-year-olds' understanding of contingent actions produced by a non-humanoid robot.
It was also found that the participants did not respond positively to the contingent actions of the robot in the earlier periods of the experimental sessions.
Conceivably, the discrepancy between the non-humanlike appearance of Keepon and its humanlike contingent actions was too large for the children to integrate within the limited time span.
The present experiment systematically examined if this ability extends to the detection of non-humanoids' contingent actions in a communicative context.
This might reflect the conflict between the non-humanlike appearance of the robot and its humanlike contingent actions, which presumably led the children to experience the uncanny valley effect.
Though there are some observational reports about the effect of behavioral contingency by a robot in group interaction [19] [21], there have been few studies which systematically compare participants' reactions to contingent vs. non-contingent actions of a robot.
While most leaders and healthcare workers and some patients envisioned potential benefits associated with having ethnicity data, these benefits were seen as largely contingent upon action being taken to ameliorate inequities.
Last week, Greece's European creditors fired a warning shot, withholding 1 billion euros from a promised loan of 5.2 billion euros, angering Greek officials because the funds were contingent on actions the country had taken.
"If our benchmarks or conditions that we set are contingent on actions by the Iraqis and the Iraqis don't take them, then we are not in control of our own circumstances and our deployments," Mr. Obama said.
