The lesser minds problem

Humanness and Dehumanization

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 49-67

  Waytz, Adam ^a   Schroeder, Juliana ^b   Epley, Nicholas ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203110539     Document Type: Chapter

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