Relationship effects in psychological explanations of nonhuman behavior

Anthrozoos

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 335-352

  Kiesler, Sara ^a,d   Lee, Sau Lai ^b   Kramer, Adam D I ^c  

^a Carnegie Mellon University   (United States)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^d CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropomorphism; Attachment; Attributions; Ownership; Psychological explanations; Relationships

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BETTA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33947707938     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/089279306785415448     Document Type: Article

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