Dehumanization: Trends, insights, and challenges
Despite our many differences, one superordinate category we all belong to is 'humans'. To
strip away or overlook others' humanity, then, is to mark them as 'other'and, typically,'less …
strip away or overlook others' humanity, then, is to mark them as 'other'and, typically,'less …
Using social and behavioural science to support COVID-19 pandemic response
The COVID-19 pandemic represents a massive global health crisis. Because the crisis
requires large-scale behaviour change and places significant psychological burdens on …
requires large-scale behaviour change and places significant psychological burdens on …
The psychology of morality: A review and analysis of empirical studies published from 1940 through 2017
N Ellemers, J Van Der Toorn… - Personality and …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
We review empirical research on (social) psychology of morality to identify which issues and
relations are well documented by existing data and which areas of inquiry are in need of …
relations are well documented by existing data and which areas of inquiry are in need of …
Correcting inaccurate metaperceptions reduces Americans' support for partisan violence
Scholars, policy makers, and the general public have expressed growing concern about the
possibility of large-scale political violence in the United States. Prior research substantiates …
possibility of large-scale political violence in the United States. Prior research substantiates …
Exaggerated meta-perceptions predict intergroup hostility between American political partisans
SL Moore-Berg, LO Ankori-Karlinsky… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
People's actions toward a competitive outgroup can be motivated not only by their
perceptions of the outgroup, but also by how they think the outgroup perceives the ingroup …
perceptions of the outgroup, but also by how they think the outgroup perceives the ingroup …
Survival of the Friendliest: Homo sapiens Evolved via Selection for Prosociality
B Hare - Annual review of psychology, 2017 - annualreviews.org
The challenge of studying human cognitive evolution is identifying unique features of our
intelligence while explaining the processes by which they arose. Comparisons with …
intelligence while explaining the processes by which they arose. Comparisons with …
Inaccurate group meta-perceptions drive negative out-group attributions in competitive contexts
Across seven experiments and one survey (n= 4,282), people consistently overestimated out-
group negativity towards the collective behaviour of their in-group. This negativity bias in …
group negativity towards the collective behaviour of their in-group. This negativity bias in …
Beyond direct contact: The theoretical and societal relevance of indirect contact for improving intergroup relations
Today, physical and psychological barriers can reduce opportunities for the type of direct
face‐to‐face intergroup contact first identified by Gordon Allport. Consequently, social …
face‐to‐face intergroup contact first identified by Gordon Allport. Consequently, social …
Backlash: The politics and real-world consequences of minority group dehumanization
Research suggests that members of advantaged groups who feel dehumanized by other
groups respond aggressively. But little is known about how meta-dehumanization affects …
groups respond aggressively. But little is known about how meta-dehumanization affects …
Social context moderates the effects of quest for significance on violent extremism.
Quest for significance theory (Kruglanski et al., 2013; Kruglanski, Jasko, Chernikova, Dugas,
& Webber 2017) states that extreme behavior for an ideological cause is more likely under …
& Webber 2017) states that extreme behavior for an ideological cause is more likely under …