JOURNAL ARTICLE

New Personality and Social Psychology Data Have Been Reported by Researchers at University of Warwick (Avoiding Animal Suffering and Preserving Human Lives: Mind Perception and Speciesism in Moral Judgments of Torture and Killing).

  • Published In: Psychology & Psychiatry Journal, 2025. P. 299 1 of 2

  • Database: Psychology Source 2 of 2

Abstract

The article discusses research findings from the University of Warwick in Coventry, United Kingdom, focusing on moral judgments regarding the torture and killing of animals compared to humans. The studies, involving 472 participants, revealed that torturing animals is generally perceived as worse than killing them, while the opposite is true for humans. This difference in perception is attributed to factors such as mind-perception and speciesism, which influences the greater moral weight placed on human lives. The research highlights the complexities of moral reasoning in relation to suffering and the value of lives across species. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Psychology & Psychiatry Journal. 2025/11, p299
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Biography
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:1944-2718
  • Accession Number:188833967
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