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Dimensions of Mind Perception

Heather M. Gray [email protected], Kurt Gray, and Daniel M. WegnerAuthors Info & Affiliations
Science
2 Feb 2007
Vol 315, Issue 5812
p. 619
DOI: 10.1126/science.1134475
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Abstract

Participants compared the mental capacities of various human and nonhuman characters via online surveys. Factor analysis revealed two dimensions of mind perception, Experience (for example, capacity for hunger) and Agency (for example, capacity for self-control). The dimensions predicted different moral judgments but were both related to valuing of mind.

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Materials and methods are available as supporting material on Science Online.
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We acknowledge J. Bradshaw, J. Hromjak, K. Kassam, P. Piff, and B. Simpson and funding from National Institute of Mental Health grants MH-49127 and MH-71053 and from a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Fellowship.
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Volume 315 | Issue 5812
2 February 2007

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Received: 29 August 2006
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Heather M. Gray* [email protected]
Department of Psychology, Harvard University, 33 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
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Kurt Gray
Department of Psychology, Harvard University, 33 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
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Daniel M. Wegner
Department of Psychology, Harvard University, 33 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
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To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected]

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