Kristy Markin
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Dr. Kristy Markin investigates the intersection of social cognition and human-robot interaction, focusing on how psychological mechanisms shape our perception of artificial agents. Her most-cited work, "Effects of Perspective Taking on Ratings of Human Likeness and Trust" (2015), explores a critical question in robotics and AI ethics: whether adopting another’s viewpoint influences how human-like and trustworthy we find robots. In this study, 74 participants viewed images of a human and a robot, completed storytelling narratives, and then rated their trust using an augmented scale. The findings offer foundational insights into how cognitive perspective-taking can alter social judgments of non-human agents, with implications for designing more accepted and ethical AI systems. Though early in her career, Markin’s work contributes to the growing field of human-machine trust, a key area for autonomous systems and assistive robotics. Her research bridges social psychology and technology, helping to understand the subtle biases that shape our relationships with machines.
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- 1Effects of Perspective Taking on Ratings of Human Likeness and Trust3 citations · 2015