The existing literature on dehumanization often considers how people make dehumanization judgments and the groups that are dehumanized by others. For example, conservatives are more likely to ...

In many conflicts, dehumanization plays a major role. What is dehumanization? It includes killing and violence against the Other. It includes slavery of the Other. It includes discrimination and ...

When you see the president or other politicians use terms like “animals” or, even worse, “infestation” (a term usually reserved for insects), they are engaging in dehumanization. People use ...

Summary: A new neuroimaging study reveals dehumanization and dislike are processed by two separate brain regions, suggesting there may be two distinct psychological processes at work. Source: ...

Healthcare’s first responders are often hailed as “heroes.” This classification could be contributing to higher burnout rates, according to a recent study. The research, published in the Journal of ...

1 Department of Psychiatry, Thoracic Diseases General Hospital Sotiria, Athens, Greece. 2 Department of Psychology, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Athens, Greece. 3 Psychology, ...

Like every other major social media company since the 2016 election, Twitter has spent the past year and a half arguing with itself and its users over how to police harmful speech on its platform. The ...