Prati, Francesca, Giner-Sorolla, Roger (2018) Perceiving Mixed Valence Emotions Reduces Intergroup Dehumanization. Cognition and Emotion, 32 (5). pp. 1018-1031. ISSN 0269-9931. E-ISSN 1464-0600. (doi:10.1080/02699931.2017.1383885) (KAR id:63570)
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Abstract
To deny others’ humanity is one of the most heinous forms of intergroup prejudice. Given evidence that perceiving various forms of complexity in outgroup members reduces intergroup prejudice, we investigated across three experiments whether the novel dimension of emotional complexity, or outgroup members’ joint experience of mixed-valence emotions, would also reduce their dehumanization. Experiment 1 found that perceiving fictitious aliens’ experience of the same primary emotions (e.g., sadness) presented in mixed vs. non-mixed valence pairs led to reduced prejudice via attenuated dehumanization, i.e. attribution of uniquely human emotions. Experiment 2 confirmed these results, using an unfamiliar real-world group as an outgroup target. Experiment 3 used a familiar outgroup and found generally similar effects, reducing social distance through reduced dehumanization. These processes suggest that an alternate route to reduced dehumanizing of outgroups might involve presenting mixed valence emotions.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1080/02699931.2017.1383885 |
Uncontrolled keywords: | dehumanization, humanity, emotions, mixed emotions, prejudice, groups |
Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
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Faculties > Social Sciences > School of Psychology > Centre for the Study of Group Processes Faculties > Social Sciences > School of Psychology > Social Psychology |
Depositing User: | Roger Giner-Sorolla |
Date Deposited: | 26 Sep 2017 10:39 UTC |
Last Modified: | 06 May 2020 03:16 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/63570 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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