Dehumanization and infrahumanization

Annual Review of Psychology

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 399-423

  Haslam, Nick ^a   Loughnan, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggression; Power; Stereotypes; Violence

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DEHUMANIZATION; HUMAN; MORALITY; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REVIEW;

DEHUMANIZATION; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MORALS; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

EID: 84892177563     PISSN: 00664308     EISSN: 15452085     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-psych-010213-115045     Document Type: Review

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