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disposition > tendency > anthropomorphism

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anthropomorphism  

Definition

  • The natural human tendency to ascribe human characteristics (and especially human mental characteristics) to things that aren't human. (Source : Termium Plus, consulté le 16/09/2024, https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-fra.html?lang=fra&i=1&srchtxt=ANTHROPOMORPHISME&codom2nd_wet=1#resultrecs )

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • Airenti, G. (2018). The Development of Anthropomorphism in Interaction : Intersubjectivity, Imagination, and Theory of Mind. Frontiers in Psychology, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02136
  • Neave, N., Jackson, R., Saxton, T., & Hönekopp, J. (2015). The influence of anthropomorphic tendencies on human hoarding behaviours. Personality and Individual Differences, 72, 214‑219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2014.08.041
  • Varella, M. A. C. (2018). The Biology and Evolution of the Three Psychological Tendencies to Anthropomorphize Biology and Evolution. Frontiers in Psychology, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01839
  • Waytz, A., Cacioppo, J., & Epley, N. (2010). Who Sees Human? : The Stability and Importance of Individual Differences in Anthropomorphism. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 5(3), 219‑232. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691610369336

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