articleScienceFeb 2, 2007Closed access

Dimensions of Mind Perception

HMHeather M. GrayKGKurt GrayDMDaniel M. Wegner

Harvard University

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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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  • Perception
  • Psychology
  • Agency (philosophy)
  • Mental capacity
  • Social psychology
  • Control (management)
  • Cognitive psychology
  • Epistemology
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Zero hunger
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