Social Evaluations: Causes and Consequences of Dehumanization

When and why do people infer that others have weaker mental capacities than they themselves have, thereby “dehumanizing” others? Considering other minds is an effortful process that requires motivational triggers (Epley, Schroeder, & Waytz, 2014). In such a way, dehumanization may stem not only from antipathy but also from apathy or egocentrism (e.g., Waytz & Schroeder, 2014). This research seeks to understand the form and function of everyday dehumanization.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

When “Enemies” Become Close: Relationship Formation Among Palestinians and Jewish Israelis at a Youth Camp
White, S. M., Schroeder, J., & Risen. J. L. (2020). When “enemies” become close: Relationship formation among Palestinians and Jewish Israelis at a youth camp. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

Demeaning: Dehumanizing Others by Minimizing the Importance of Their Psychological Needs
Schroeder, J., & Epley, N. (2020). Demeaning: Dehumanizing others by minimizing the importance of their psychological needs. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 119(4), 765-791.

Two Social Lives: How Differences Between Online and Offline Interaction Influence Social Outcomes
Lieberman, A., & Schroeder, J. (2019). Two social lives: How differences between online and offline interaction influence social outcomes. Current Opinion in Psychology, 31, 16-21.

The Preference for Distributed Helping
Sharps, D., & Schroeder, J. (2019). The preference for distributed helping. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 117, 954-977.

Endorsing Help for Others That You Oppose for Yourself: Mind Perception Alters the Perceived Effectiveness of Paternalism
Schroeder, J., Waytz, A., & Epley, N. (2017). Endorsing help for others that you oppose for yourself: Mind perception alters the perceived effectiveness of paternalism. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 146, 1106-1125.

Befriending the Enemy: Outgroup Friendship Longitudinally Predicts Intergroup Attitudes in a Co-Existence Program for Israelis and Palestinians
Schroeder, J., & Risen, J.L. (2016). Befriending the enemy: Outgroup friendship longitudinally predicts intergroup attitudes in a co-existence program for Israelis and Palestinians. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 19, 72-93.

Overlooking Others: Dehumanization by Commission and Omission
Waytz, A., & Schroeder, J. (2014). Overlooking others: Dehumanization by commission and omission. Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology, 21, 1-16.

The Lesser Minds Problem
Waytz, A., Schroeder, J., & Epley, N. (2014). The lesser minds problem. In Bain, P., Vaes, J., & Leyens, J. P. (Eds.) Humanness and Dehumanization (pp. 49-67). New York, NY: Psychology Press.

Motivated Mind Perception: Treating Pets as People and People as Animals
Epley, N., Schroeder, J., & Waytz, A. (2013). Motivated mind perception: Treating pets as people and people as animals. In Gervais, S. (Ed.), Nebraska Symposium on Motivation (Vol. 60, pp 127–152). Springer: New York.