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Alex Carter
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Psychology PhD Student at the University of Exeter | Researcher of social and moral development
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If you're interested in a quick overview of why children might care more about other animals than adults do, take a look (w. @nadirafaber.bsky.social, @mattiwilks.bsky.social, Katja Liebal and Jared Piazza) - doi.org/10.1093/cdpe...
The development of humans' moral views of other animals
Abstract. Humans' moral views of animals vary in important ways across development. In many cases, adults display anthropocentric moral judgments that rela
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January 19, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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How do some children learn to eat some animals while continuing to care for others? New research suggests that this is caused by resolving the conflict between moral values and human cultural practices.

Read more in #SPPS: https://ow.ly/81NL50XHCS7
Silhouettes of six children holding hands and jumping joyfully against a sunset sky in a grassy field.
December 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Children love animals. How do they turn into meat-eating adults? We investigate how children trade off their moral values with the importance of food for human traditions. The great Alex Carter's first PhD paper now out in SPPS: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #socialpsyc #devpsy #philsky
December 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM