Dimensions of mind perception.
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.
Gray
Heather M
HM
Department of Psychology, Harvard University, 33 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. hgray@wjh.harvard.edu
Gray
Kurt
K
Wegner
Daniel M
DM
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008606:Mental Processes; D008875:Middle Aged; D009014:Morals; D010465:Perception; D010551:Personality; D025341:Principal Component Analysis