Does the devil really wear Prada? The psychology of anthropomorphism and dehumanization

Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 21:21 in Psychology & Sociology

People talk to their plants, pray to human-like gods, name their cars, and even dress their pets up in clothing. We have a strong tendency to give nonhuman entities human characteristics (known as anthropomorphism), but why? A new report examines the psychology behind anthropomorphism.

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