The ascent of man: Theoretical and empirical evidence for blatant dehumanization.

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology The Ascent of Man: Theoretical and Empirical Evidence for Blatant Dehumanization

The enemy as animal: Symmetric dehumanization during asymmetric warfare

Historically, dehumanization has enabled members of advantaged groups to 'morally disengage' from disadvantaged group suffering, thereby facilitating acts of intergroup aggression such as colonization, slavery and genocide. But is blatant dehumanization exclusive to those at the top 'looking down', or might disadvantaged groups similarly dehumanize those who dominate them? We examined this ques...

Darker Demons of Our Nature: The Need to (Re)Focus Attention on Blatant Forms of Dehumanization

Although dehumanization research first emerged following the overt and conscious denials of humanity present during war and genocide, modern dehumanization research largely examines more subtle and implicit forms of dehumanization in more everyday settings. We argue for the need to reorient the research agenda toward understanding when and why individuals blatantly dehumanize others. We review ...

The unique effects of blatant dehumanization on attitudes and behavior towards Muslim refugees during the European Refugee Crisis across four countries

been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1002/ejsp.2357 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The unique effects of blatant dehumanization on attitudes and behavior towards Muslim refugees during the European ‘Refugee Cris...

Establishing an Argument-Based Validity Approach for a Low-Stake Test of Collocational Behavior

Most of the validation studies conducted across varying test application contexts are usually framed within the traditional conceptualization of validity and therefore lack a comprehensive framework to focus on test score interpretations and test score use. This study aimed at developing and validating a collocational behavior test (CBT), drawing on Kane's argument-based approach to validity. F...