Neuroscience

Perception

Mental capacity

Agency (philosophy)

Epistemology

Psychiatry

Philosophy

Cognitive psychology

Artificial intelligence

Psychology

Control (management)

Computer science

Social psychology

Science

Participants compared the mental capacities of various human and nonhuman characters via online surveys. Factor analysis revealed two dimensions of mind perception, Experience (for example, capacity for hunger) and Agency (for example, capacity for self-control). The dimensions predicted different moral judgments but were both related to valuing of mind.

Dimensions of Mind Perception