Abstract
ABSTRACT Beliefs, values and value-related justifications, and general cognitive skills predict some human uses of animals. To help understand some of the relations among these factors, we present a model about decisions concerning some human uses of animals based on the Framework for Skilled Decisions. In two studies, we tested models predicting key outcome variables including self-reported consumption of animals and animal products and support for actions aimed at farmed-animal welfare. Studies 1a and 1b used path models to test relations among key factors, including objective knowledge, calibration about how much one knows, the 4Ns, and numeracy. Study 2 replicated the model in a large, representative sample from the United States. These models may be theoretically important because they provide insight into some of the potential cognitive factors involved in decisions about human uses of animals and the relations of those factors. Practically, these models may be useful because they may provide insights, and highlight potential obstacles, concerning interventions aimed at changing people’s decisions involving animals.
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