Individuals with Psychopathic Traits and Poor Attitudes towards Animals Can Recognise Infant Features But Give Them Reduced Attentional Priority
Infant features are physical traits that are characteristic of human infants and include facial features such as large and low-lying eyes, and a small nose and mouth. Animals possessing high levels of infant features elicit care-giving responses in humans. Despite this, animal cruelty is a common oc...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-04-01
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Series: | Animals |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/4/721 |