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Matthew Chin

Matthew Chin

Instructor
Office: Psychology Building Suite 320 Room 342
Phone: 407-823-2565
Email: mchin@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu
Website: ACAT Lab

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Recent Publications

  • Chin, M. G., Sims, V. K., Ellis, L. U., Yordon, R. E., Clark, B. R., Ballion, T., Dolezal, et al. (2005). Developing an anthropomorphic tendencies scale. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 49.
  • Pepe, A. A., Ellis, L. U., Sims, V. K., & Chin, M. G. (2008). Go, dog, go: Maze-training of AIBO vs. a live dog. Anthrozoss, 21, 71-83.
  • Sims, V. K., & Chin, M. G. (2002). Responsiveness and perceived intelligence as predictors of speech addressed to cats. Anthrozoss,15, 166-177.
  • Sims, V. K., Chin, M. G., & Yordon, R. E. (2007). Don’t be cruel: Assessing beliefs about punishments for crimes against animals. Anthrozoss, 20, 251-259.
  • Smith, H. S., Sims, V. K., Chin, M. G., Ellis, L. U., Sushil, D. J., Velie, M., et al. (2007). Evidence for the use of minimal anthropomorphic features in attributions for automobiles. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 51.


Dr. Matthew Chin is an Instructor in the Psychology Department. He obtained his B.A. in psychology from the University of Delaware. He obtained his Ph.D. and M.A. in social psychology from the University of California at Santa Barbara. Dr. Chin has taught at UCF since the fall of 1998. Prior to coming to UCF, Dr. Chin worked for four years as an assistant professor in the Psychology Department at Kutztown University in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. His primary research interests include intergroup discrimination, social identity, and human-animal interaction. His teaching interests include social psychology, research methods, psychology of racial prejudice, and psychology of human-animal interaction.