Human attitudes towards animals in relation to species similarity to humans: a multivariate approach

By S. Batt. 2009

221 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Genetics, Insect Science, Social Psychology

View Paper: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/a6a24fef1a546864a37f5cb028a23f21e2327d5b

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In Genetics

1. Tigga Kingston
2. F. Cirulli
3. M. Borgi

In Insect Science

1. Tigga Kingston
2. F. Cirulli
3. M. Borgi

In Social Psychology

1. Tigga Kingston
2. F. Cirulli
3. M. Borgi

Citations in the corpus

• Attitudes toward Animals among Kindergarten Children: Species Preferences (2015, background): “In particular, the effect of taxon—as indicative of both phylogenetical closeness and bio-behavioral similarity to humans (Batt 2009)—on preference scores was measured. also, we analyzed children’s preferences for domestic (i.e., companion and farm animals, the latter including both mammals and…”
• Cute, Creepy, or Crispy—How Values, Attitudes, and Norms Shape Human Behavior Toward Bats (2016, background): “Public support for species’ conservation is strongly influenced by human perceptions, predominantly the esthetic appeal of the species (Gunnthorsdottir 2001; Stokes 2007), its similarity to humans (Kellert 1996; Batt 2009), and perceived threat to humans (Knight 2008; Kellert 1996).”