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Speciesism

Humans’ relationship with other animals is complex. Certain species (e.g., dogs) are cared for deeply and seen as members of the family, while at the same time, other species that have similar emotional and cognitive capacities face systemic harm (e.g., pigs).

I investigate speciesism, a belief system that marks humans as superior to other animals, and legitimises differential treatment of animals based on their species membership or societal categorisation. How does speciesism develop between childhood and adulthood? How does cultural background influence how people morally value animals? What psychological characteristics determine whether a person attaches high moral value to animals, or believes that animals should have no rights?

Moral Psychology

Questions of morality fundamentally shape how we interact with others and regulate society. .

In our working group, we combine methodologies from psychology and philosophy to explore the following questions. How do personal attributes influence support for utilitarian versus deontological ethics? Why do people assign different moral worth to different individuals and groups? How can empirical psychological research inform contemporary bioethics?

Paper Title Number 1

Published in Journal 1, 2009

This paper is about the number 1. The number 2 is left for future work.

Recommended citation: Your Name, You. (2009). "Paper Title Number 1." Journal 1. 1(1).
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Paper Title Number 2

Published in Journal 1, 2010

This paper is about the number 2. The number 3 is left for future work.

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Paper Title Number 3

Published in Journal 1, 2015

This paper is about the number 3. The number 4 is left for future work.

Recommended citation: Your Name, You. (2015). "Paper Title Number 3." Journal 1. 1(3).
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Paper Title Number 4

Published in GitHub Journal of Bugs, 2024

This paper is about fixing template issue #693.

Recommended citation: Your Name, You. (2024). "Paper Title Number 3." GitHub Journal of Bugs. 1(3).
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Paper Title Number 5, with math \(E=mc^2\)

Published in GitHub Journal of Bugs, 2024

This paper is about a famous math equation, \(E=mc^2\)

Recommended citation: Your Name, You. (2024). "Paper Title Number 3." GitHub Journal of Bugs. 1(3).
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Reasoning to Justify Eating Animals Varies With Age

Published in Child Development, 2025

Recommended citation: McGuire. L., Bagus, T., Carter, A. G., Fry. E., Faber, N.S. Reasoning to justify eating animals varies with age, Child Development, 96(3), 953-965
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Values Over Virtues: How Children Trade Off Their Moral Concern For Animals With The Importance of Human Eating Practices

Published in Social Psychological and Personality Science, 2026

Recommended citation: Carter, A. G., Faber, N. S., McGuire, L. (2026). Values over virtues: How children trade off their moral concern for animals with the importance of human eating practices, Social Psychological and Personality Science, 17(7), 867-876
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Talk 1 on Relevant Topic in Your Field

Published: March 01, 2012

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Tutorial 1 on Relevant Topic in Your Field

Published: March 01, 2013

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Talk 2 on Relevant Topic in Your Field

Published: February 01, 2014

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Conference Proceeding talk 3 on Relevant Topic in Your Field

Published: March 01, 2014

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Social Psychology Seminars

B.Sc & M.Sc Programs , University of Bremen, 2026

For University of Bremen Students - I lead the social psychology seminar sessions on Morality, Speciesism, and Relationships & Attractiveness.

Thesis Supervision

B.Sc & M.Sc Programs, University of Bremen, 2026

Prospective Thesis Students (University of Bremen) - If you are interested in conducting your thesis under my supervision, please review my research and publications pages to learn about the types of projects I conduct.