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    "title": "Do People Value Plants Over Non-Living Entities? Moral Considerations in Adults and Young Children",
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    "abstract": "Is it more wrong to harm a plant than a rock? Little is known about the development of our moral consideration for plants—alive but not typically seen as having human-like minds. This study examined whether adults (N=153) and young children (pilot N=17) tend to value plants over non-living things. Participants watched a video of a plant restorer caring for a plant but knocking down a bucket and a plant harmer caring for a bucket but knocking down a plant. The proportion of adults who disliked or distrusted the plant harmer, and identified them as the bad guy—compared to the plant restorer—was significantly greater than chance (ps<.001). Additionally, participants judged harming the plant more severely than harming the bucket (p<.001). Although children judged harming the plant and bucket as similarly wrong, 65% of them liked the plant restorer more. After completing data collection, we will examine developmental differences.",
    "language": "eng",
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    "keywords": [
        {
            "word": "Psychology; Development; Social cognition"
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    "section": "Member Abstracts with Poster Presentation",
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        {
            "first_name": "Lizette",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Pizza",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "Harvard University",
            "department": ""
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        {
            "first_name": "Ashley",
            "middle_name": "J",
            "last_name": "Thomas",
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            "institution": "Harvard University",
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    "date_submitted": null,
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    "date_published": "2025-01-01T18:00:00Z",
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