Our recent paper in Journal of Env. Psychology shows children in >30 communities around the world think animals feel like us, but are resistant to saying that animals feel the same as humans. Are we all prone to thinking our minds are what makes us special?
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How people see animals: They think and feel – but not like us
Do animals think and feel? How this question is answered has a direct bearing on how empathetically and considerately people treat animals. An international team led by researchers in Leipzig has now found that people from different cultural contexts are surprisingly consistent in their views: while many adults and children assume that animals are generally capable of thinking and feeling, they do not attribute human-like thoughts to them.
