ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
Mind Your Meat: How Religious Beliefs Influence Social Perceptions of Animals
- Kunalan Manokara
University of Amsterdam - Eva Krumhuber
University College London - Albert Lee
Nanyang Technological University - Shanmukh Kamble
Karnatak University Dharwad
Abstract
We explore a key psychological mechanism through which sacred animals are deemed inedible by members of a faith. People grant greater mental life to animals deemed sacred, as compared to non-sacred inedible animals and livestock (Study 1). Furthermore, mind perception statistically mediates the effect of sacredness on edibility (Study 2).
Religion
