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T1 Perception of mind and dehumanization: human, animal or machine?
A1 Morera Bello, María Dolores
A1 Quiles, María
A1 Correa, Ana D.
A1 Delgado Rodríguez, Naira
A1 Leyens, Jacques-Philippe
K1 Animalistic dehumanization
K1 Mechanistic dehumanization
K1 Mind perception
AB Dehumanization is reached through several approaches, including the attribute-based model of mind perception andthe metaphor-based model of dehumanization. We performed two studies to find different (de)humanized imagesfor three targets: Professional people, Evil people, and Lowest of the low. In Study 1, we examined dimensions ofmind, expecting the last two categories to be dehumanized through denial of agency (Lowest of the low) or experience(Evil people), compared with humanized targets (Professional people). Study 2 aimed to distinguish these targets usingmetaphors. We predicted that Evil and Lowest of the low targets would suffer mechanistic and animalistic dehumanization,respectively; our predictions were confirmed, but the metaphor-based model nuanced these results: animalistic andmechanistic dehumanization were shown as overlapping rather than independent. Evil persons were perceived as “killingmachines” and “predators.” Finally, Lowest of the low were not animalized but considered human beings. We discusspossible interpretations.
SN 1464-066X
YR 2018
FD 2018
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RD 18-may-2024