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🐱 A study by @universityofgroningen #researchers of #Dutch #cat owners reveals:

Many of them anthropomorphize their pets, attributing #human #social roles like family member or #child.

➡️ "Cat owners’ anthropomorphic perceptions of feline emotions and interpretation of photographs"

This can lead to misinterpreting #feline emotions and behaviours by projecting complex human-like social and emotional characteristics onto cats.

🔗 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168159123003222?via%3Dihub

#OpenAccess #caturday #CatsOfMastodon

Cat owners’ anthropomorphic perceptions of feline emotions and interpretation of photographs

Many cat owners describe the relationship with their cat in anthropomorphic terms like child or best friend. Attributing such human social roles to ca…

Nov 30, 2024 at 1:00pmWeb
Show threadDud (Mx)Nov 30, 2024
@Bibliothecaris You realise that you've just destroyed everybody that's ever kept a cat, don't you? @universityofgroningen
Show threadNumber6 Nov 30, 2024

@Bibliothecaris @universityofgroningen

You shouldn't anthropomorphise things.

They hate it when you do that.

Show threadarceuthobiumNov 30, 2024
@Bibliothecaris @universityofgroningen I remember when skeptics used to insist that pets and even babies don’t smile, “it’s only gas.”