The nature of our relationships with nonhuman animals is complex and varies greatly across different types and species of animals. The goal of the current research is to investigate the differences that exist in our perceptions of animals based on their type, specifically by focusing on the phenomenon of compartmentalization. Two studies investigated the compartmentalization of farm animals relative to other types of animals (e.g., pets, wild animals). In Study 1, a greater tendency to compartmentalize farm animals correlated negatively with the attribution of a higher status to these animals, with more differentiated perceptions between the standing of farm animals and pets, and with a lower inclusion of animals in the self. In Study 2, different justifying beliefs taping into human superiority, the endorsement of carnism, and feeling threatened by vegetarianism mediated the negative relation between compartmentalization of farm animals and the negative emotional outcomes felt when eating meat. Together, these findings confirm the relevance of applying the notion of compartmentalization to the specific realm of human–animal relations.

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动物的区室化：对我们如何在动物之间建立认知区别及其含义的理解

我们与非人类动物的关系性质很复杂，并且在不同类型和种类的动物之间差异很大。当前研究的目的是根据动物的类型来调查我们对动物的看法中存在的差异，特别是关注隔间现象。两项研究调查了农场动物相对于其他类型动物（例如宠物，野生动物）的隔离性。在研究1中，将牲畜分隔开的更大趋势与较高的地位归因于这些动物，与牲畜和宠物的站立状态之间的区别更大的认知以及牲畜在自我中的包容性较低有关。在研究2中，各种正当的信念都融入了人类的优越感，对肉欲的认可，素食主义的威胁介导了家畜隔间与进食肉时所产生的负面情绪结果之间的负面关系。在一起，这些发现证实了将间隔化的概念应用于人与动物关系的特定领域的相关性。