Test Your Knowledge on Dehumanization

10 Questions

What is dehumanization and how does it facilitate violence against a group?

Dehumanization is a psychological process that strips others of their group identity and normal moral consideration, facilitating violence against the dehumanized group.

How is blatant dehumanization characterized?

Blatant dehumanization is characterized as overt and aggressive.

How have recent conceptualizations of dehumanization broadened the theoretical focus?

Recent conceptualizations of dehumanization have broadened the theoretical focus to more subtle expressions.

What was the aim of Kteily et al (2015) in their study on dehumanization?

Kteily et al (2015) aimed to establish the theoretical importance of blatant dehumanization beyond the established subtle indices of dehumanization.

What did Kteily et al (2015) compare in their study on dehumanization?

Kteily et al (2015) provided a comprehensive comparison of the effects of blatant versus subtle dehumanization across a range of intergroup attitudes and behavior.

What did Kersbergen & Robinson (2019) examine in their study on dehumanization?

Kersbergen & Robinson (2019) examined the possibility that prejudiced beliefs about obesity run deeper than previously assumed and that people with obesity are blatantly dehumanized.

What did Boysen et al (2020) investigate in their study on dehumanization?

Boysen et al (2020) investigated whether people with mental illness are targets of blatant dehumanization.

How are people with mental illness often portrayed in stereotypes?

Stereotypes about people with mental illness often portray them as lacking both warmth and competence.

What did Boysen et al (2020) provide consistent evidence for in their study on dehumanization?

Boysen et al (2020) provided consistent evidence for the blatant dehumanization of people with mental illness.

What does the study on dehumanization discussed in the text highlight the need to focus on?

The study on dehumanization discussed in the text highlights the need to focus on blatant forms of dehumanization.

Study Notes

Dehumanization is a psychological process that strips others of their group identity and normal moral consideration, facilitating violence against the dehumanized group.
Blatant dehumanization is characterized as overt and aggressive.
Recent conceptualizations of dehumanization have broadened the theoretical focus to more subtle expressions.
Kteily et al (2015) aimed to establish the theoretical importance of blatant dehumanization beyond the established subtle indices of dehumanization.
Kteily et al (2015) provided a comprehensive comparison of the effects of blatant versus subtle dehumanization across a range of intergroup attitudes and behavior.
Kersbergen & Robinson (2019) examined the possibility that prejudiced beliefs about obesity run deeper than previously assumed and that people with obesity are blatantly dehumanized.
Boysen et al (2020) investigated whether people with mental illness are targets of blatant dehumanization.
Stereotypes about people with mental illness often portray them as lacking both warmth and competence.
Boysen et al (2020) provided consistent evidence for the blatant dehumanization of people with mental illness.
Mental illness is highly stigmatized, and the stigmatization leads people with mental illness to be viewed as less than human.

The study focuses on the neural processes underlying dehumanization and distinguishes it from dislike.
Previous research has shown the negative effects of dehumanization on social groups based on ethnicity, race, religion, and politics.
The study compared judgments of blatant dehumanization and dislike using functional MRI.
The groups assessed included high-status and low-status human groups and animals.
The left IFC region of the brain was more sensitive to blatant dehumanization judgments than to liking judgments.
The left IPC regions responded more strongly to animals than to human groups that were both low-status and high-status.
The study provides evidence for the relevance of left IFC in processing social status.
The results are consistent with past research on dehumanization and stigma.
The study demonstrates that the effects of dehumanization generalize to a new target group defined by medical diagnosis rather than social identity.
The study highlights the need to focus on blatant forms of dehumanization.
The texts are focused on the topic of dehumanization.
Haslam and Loughnan (2014) discuss dehumanization and infrahumanization.
Haslam and Stratemeyer (2016) review recent research on dehumanization.
The Annual Review of Psychology published Haslam and Loughnan's article in 2014.
The Current Opinion in Psychology published Haslam and Stratemeyer's article in 2016.
The first article is 399-423 pages long while the second one is 25-29 pages long.
The first article's DOI is 10.1146/annurev-psych-010213-115045 while the second one's is 10.1016/j.copsyc.2016.03.009.
The first article was published in the Annual Review of Psychology while the second one was published in the Current Opinion in Psychology.
The first article was published in 2014 while the second one was published in 2016.
Both articles were authored by Haslam.