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anthropomorphism

anthropomorphism Anthropomorphism is the tendency to assume that things very different from humans, especially gods or natural forces, have human qualities.

Anthropomorphism is the tendency to assume that things very different from humans, especially gods or natural forces, have human qualities. In historical psychology, it is described as a more limited idea than animism because it specifically involves giving a human-like form or character to what is being understood.