Animals that are viewed as more edible are perceived as having less mind, reducing moral concern. There is evidence that this mind denial is motivated: When people expect eating meat, they are more likely to perceive animals they eat as lacking a mind. 2/ https://t.co/YPSUwNDqC8 https://t.co/A3ULnRaVZD
Don't mind meat? The denial of mind to animals used for human consumption.
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The discussions demonstrate high engagement, as users reference and summarize scientific studies such as Bastian et al. (2012), illustrating how the perception of animal minds is systematically denied to justify meat consumption. The tone shifts between factual references and personal opinions, indicating both interest and agreement with the research's implications for understanding societal attitudes toward animals.
Most discussions acknowledge the research's findings via references to studies showing how people diminish animal cognition to justify eating meat.
The discussions display a high level of curiosity, with many sharing related studies, expressing opinions, and referencing specific psychological concepts.
Posts show deep engagement through detailed references, quoting studies, and discussing psychological mechanisms like dissonance reduction.
The discourse suggests the research influences how people think about ethical treatment of animals and cognitive dissonance, but the overall change in attitudes isn’t explicitly described.
Abstract in brief
- People who eat meat tend to deny that animals they consume have significant mental capacities to reduce their guilt or discomfort.
- Studies show that when people think about eating animals, they often dismiss the animals' ability to think or feel, especially when reminded of animal suffering or the act of killing.
- This process of denying animal minds helps people feel better about eating meat, as it reduces the emotional conflict and allows them to continue their cultural or personal food habits.]
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Most liked on X and BlueskyNotre perception change, pas leurs souffrances. #spécisme
F. De Waal appelle cela de l'anthropodéni. https://t.co/lyS5qsbhwd Des études en psychologie suggèrent que ce déni peut être motivé (inconsciemment) par l'attachement à la viande : https://t.co/z960uiQcb5 https://t.co/fyc7stDs5r
Des études expérimentales récentes en psychologie ont étudié ce paradoxe, et montrent que les omnivores ont tendance à nier les capacités cognitives et émotionnelles des animaux, et cherchent des justifications à la conso de viande https://t.co/6cxwyNJbP3 https://t.co/Jbdhx2ObQL
@PMeduses @FlorenceDell @RaieFutee @OrlandoHBenta @poissonpodcast @Takara_orca @JihemDoe @clemence_joya Sur la dissonance cognitive relative à la viande, la démentalisation des animaux, et comment on rationnalise leur oppression : https://t.co/lawnVhsMz6 https://t.co/GT8H3utsDB https://t.co/AbNA8G2304 https://t.co/d0E4bQDMqS
@PMeduses @FlorenceDell @RaieFutee @OrlandoHBenta @YohannHoarau @Takara_orca @JihemDoe @clemence_joya L'étude qui montre le phénomène de 'Mind denial' (démentalisation) : https://t.co/Ua5zDCVYdW
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Oui, j'avais travaillé dessus récemment, et il y aura une vidéo qui évoque cela dans un mois. En attendant: psycnet.apa.org/record/2010-... ou encore pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21980158
@emrcnb @ruxzz_ @thehousert "Don't mind meat? The denial of mind to animals used for human consumption" Sana attigim makalelerden SADECE BIRININ basligi. Kandirmaya calissam bu baslikta bi makale mi paylasirim sence? Senin bireysel fikrin gercegi degistirmeyecek. Kal saglicakla yegen
@emrcnb @ruxzz_ @thehousert Bastian, B., Loughnan, S., Haslam, N., & Radke, H. R. (2012). Don't mind meat? The denial of mind to animals used for human consumption. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 38(2), 247-256. Plous, S. (1993). Psychological mechanisms in the human use of animals. +
@realLPBeria There's this line—people systematically ascribe less sympathetic mental features to animals they eat/are told that others eat. Pigs being only "for" food should exacerbate this. But/ https://t.co/HTKDDsnc1e https://t.co/jCyvIb8lsX https://t.co/OQ2xiCMjFO https://t.co/OQ2xiCMjFO https://t.co/Uwyw3SMT0i
Notre perception change, pas leurs souffrances. #spécisme
RT @RosaBDB12: Role of dissonance reduction in facilitating the practice of meat eating and protecting cultural commitments. https://t.co…
Role of dissonance reduction in facilitating the practice of meat eating and protecting cultural commitments. https://t.co/06fvUaVHiM
RT @BenDeGroeve: Animals that are viewed as more edible are perceived as having less mind, reducing moral concern. There is evidence that t…
RT @BenDeGroeve: Animals that are viewed as more edible are perceived as having less mind, reducing moral concern. There is evidence that t…
RT @BenDeGroeve: Animals that are viewed as more edible are perceived as having less mind, reducing moral concern. There is evidence that t…
RT @BenDeGroeve: Animals that are viewed as more edible are perceived as having less mind, reducing moral concern. There is evidence that t…
RT @BenDeGroeve: Animals that are viewed as more edible are perceived as having less mind, reducing moral concern. There is evidence that t…
RT @BenDeGroeve: Animals that are viewed as more edible are perceived as having less mind, reducing moral concern. There is evidence that t…
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RT @BenDeGroeve: Animals that are viewed as more edible are perceived as having less mind, reducing moral concern. There is evidence that t…
RT @BenDeGroeve: Animals that are viewed as more edible are perceived as having less mind, reducing moral concern. There is evidence that t…
RT @BenDeGroeve: Animals that are viewed as more edible are perceived as having less mind, reducing moral concern. There is evidence that t…
RT @BenDeGroeve: Animals that are viewed as more edible are perceived as having less mind, reducing moral concern. There is evidence that t…
@tereensio Ja sit toiset on nää Bastian, Loughnan ja Haslan: https://t.co/BthVnwfcKO
代表的?なものをあげると Bastian et al. 2012: https://t.co/2q7GuweynV Dhont et al. 2016: https://t.co/ZKg7BZ5Wcl Caviola et al. 2019: https://t.co/h1AfSMhn5r
RT @BenDeGroeve: Animals that are viewed as more edible are perceived as having less mind, reducing moral concern. There is evidence that t…
Animals that are viewed as more edible are perceived as having less mind, reducing moral concern. There is evidence that this mind denial is motivated: When people expect eating meat, they are more likely to perceive animals they eat as lacking a mind. 2/ https://t.co/YPSUwNDqC8 https://t.co/A3ULnRaVZD
@_veganayrto For example : https://t.co/O3ilY9oudc
@PMeduses @FlorenceDell @RaieFutee @OrlandoHBenta @poissonpodcast @Takara_orca @JihemDoe @clemence_joya Sur la dissonance cognitive relative à la viande, la démentalisation des animaux, et comment on rationnalise leur oppression : https://t.co/lawnVhsMz6 https://t.co/GT8H3utsDB https://t.co/AbNA8G2304 https://t.co/d0E4bQDMqS
@PMeduses @FlorenceDell @RaieFutee @OrlandoHBenta @YohannHoarau @Takara_orca @JihemDoe @clemence_joya L'étude qui montre le phénomène de 'Mind denial' (démentalisation) : https://t.co/Ua5zDCVYdW
Don’t Mind Meat? The Denial of Mind to Animals Used for Human Consumption - Brock Bastian, Steve Loughnan, Nick Haslam, Helena R. M. Radke, 2012 https://t.co/TbxpNa8F5Y
@CuriepolisBuch Das geschieht sogar auf ganz individueller Ebene, liegt also nicht nur an der gesellsch. Perzeption. : https://t.co/MnTED7qe5M
Issus de : Don’t Mind Meat? The Denial of Mind to Animals Used for Human Consumption, B. Bastian et al., Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (2011) https://t.co/A4pxji7XU6 #animals #mind
@AngelicaOung This also might be worth checking out: https://t.co/cmLVvvDD4v
@Explanimals @AnimalLawCustom @asab_tweets @animalcog @AnimBehSociety Well, there is a denial of the minds of animals used for consumption (paper, 2012) https://t.co/FWoSOn7Qy0 and those animal minds matter less when belong to "food animals" (paper, 2016) https://t.co/n7n8kxGDrV about conservation it's probably a matter of being charismatic 1/2
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RT @Treich13: Des études expérimentales récentes en psychologie ont étudié ce paradoxe, et montrent que les omnivores ont tendance à nier l…
RT @Treich13: Des études expérimentales récentes en psychologie ont étudié ce paradoxe, et montrent que les omnivores ont tendance à nier l…
RT @Treich13: Des études expérimentales récentes en psychologie ont étudié ce paradoxe, et montrent que les omnivores ont tendance à nier l…
RT @Treich13: Des études expérimentales récentes en psychologie ont étudié ce paradoxe, et montrent que les omnivores ont tendance à nier l…
RT @Treich13: Des études expérimentales récentes en psychologie ont étudié ce paradoxe, et montrent que les omnivores ont tendance à nier l…
Des études expérimentales récentes en psychologie ont étudié ce paradoxe, et montrent que les omnivores ont tendance à nier les capacités cognitives et émotionnelles des animaux, et cherchent des justifications à la conso de viande https://t.co/6cxwyNJbP3 https://t.co/Jbdhx2ObQL
RT @Treich13: F. De Waal appelle cela de l'anthropodéni. https://t.co/lyS5qsbhwd Des études en psychologie suggèrent que ce déni peut êtr…
RT @Treich13: F. De Waal appelle cela de l'anthropodéni. https://t.co/lyS5qsbhwd Des études en psychologie suggèrent que ce déni peut êtr…
RT @Treich13: F. De Waal appelle cela de l'anthropodéni. https://t.co/lyS5qsbhwd Des études en psychologie suggèrent que ce déni peut êtr…
RT @Treich13: F. De Waal appelle cela de l'anthropodéni. https://t.co/lyS5qsbhwd Des études en psychologie suggèrent que ce déni peut êtr…
RT @Treich13: F. De Waal appelle cela de l'anthropodéni. https://t.co/lyS5qsbhwd Des études en psychologie suggèrent que ce déni peut êtr…
RT @Treich13: F. De Waal appelle cela de l'anthropodéni. https://t.co/lyS5qsbhwd Des études en psychologie suggèrent que ce déni peut êtr…
F. De Waal appelle cela de l'anthropodéni. https://t.co/lyS5qsbhwd Des études en psychologie suggèrent que ce déni peut être motivé (inconsciemment) par l'attachement à la viande : https://t.co/z960uiQcb5 https://t.co/fyc7stDs5r
RT @MarcBracke: Don’t Mind Meat? The Denial of Mind to Animals Used for Human Consumption - Brock Bastian, Steve Loughnan, Nick Haslam, Hel…
Don’t Mind Meat? The Denial of Mind to Animals Used for Human Consumption - Brock Bastian, Steve Loughnan, Nick Haslam, Helena R. M. Radke, 2012 via @Treich13 https://t.co/iUjWHBOpsK
@MarcBracke @TheIronyBro Yes this figure is very nice. It is not ours, it comes from this study: https://t.co/z960uiQcb5
@Tango12427138 Et Brock Bastian & Al., Don’t Mind Meat? The Denial of Mind to Animals Used for Human Consumption, 2011, DOI: 10.1177/0146167211424291 https://t.co/9E3U3kBBPL
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