Abstract
OF THE THESIS Towards a Greater Understanding of the Antecedents of Dehumanization: A Contempt-Dehumanization Framework by Fade Rimon Eadeh Master of Arts in Psychology Washington University in St. Louis, 2013 Professor Alan Lambert, Chair Although dehumanization has been studied in a variety of conceptual and methodological paradigms, surprisingly little is known about the role of affect as a mediator of the dehumanization process. In this paper we propose and test a contempt-dehumanization model, which stipulates that, the effect of severe norm violations on dehumanization is indirect, as mediated by contempt (norm violation ! contempt ! dehumanization). Across three studies we provide consistent support for this model in the realm of extremely immoral acts committed by drug dealers who intentionally target young children (Experiments 1 and 3) as well as unscrupulous Wall Street businessmen who deliberately scam unsuspecting elderly investors (Experiment 2). We discuss the implications of our model for previous models of dehumanization.
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