The tendency to think, mistakenly, that human beings have nothing in common with other animals is called:
A) anthropomorphism.
B) stereotype threat.
C) tacit knowledge.
D) anthropodenial.

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Anthropodenial is the tendency to deny similarities between humans and other animals, while anthropomorphism is the attribution of human characteristics to non-human entities. Stereotype threat refers to the anxiety or concern of confirming a negative stereotype about one's identity group, and tacit knowledge refers to the knowledge that is difficult to transfer to others due to being difficult to articulate or codify. Therefore, the best choice is (D) anthropodenial.

The Tendency to Think, Mistakenly, That Human Beings Have Nothing