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Why children moralise harm to animals but not meat. / Piazza, Jared; Simpson, Victoria; McGuire, Luke.
In: Trends in Cognitive Sciences, Vol. 27, No. 8, 31.08.2023, p. 685-688.

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Piazza, J, Simpson, V & McGuire, L 2023, 'Why children moralise harm to animals but not meat', Trends in Cognitive Sciences, vol. 27, no. 8, pp. 685-688. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2023.05.004

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Piazza J, Simpson V, McGuire L. Why children moralise harm to animals but not meat. Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 2023 Aug 31;27(8):685-688. Epub 2023 May 31. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2023.05.004

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Piazza, Jared ; Simpson, Victoria ; McGuire, Luke. / Why children moralise harm to animals but not meat. In: Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 2023 ; Vol. 27, No. 8. pp. 685-688.

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