McLoughlin, Niamh Caitriona, Tipper, Steven Paul orcid.org/0000-0002-7066-1117 and Over, Harriet orcid.org/0000-0001-9461-043X (2018) Young children perceive less humanness in outgroup faces. Developmental Science. e12539. pp. 1-10. ISSN 1363-755X
Abstract
Abstract We investigated when young children first dehumanise outgroups. Across two studies, 5- and 6-year-olds were asked to rate how human they thought a set of ambiguous doll-human face morphs were. We manipulated whether these faces belonged to their gender in- or gender outgroup (Study 1) and to a geographically-based in- or outgroup (Study 2). In both studies, the tendency to perceive outgroup faces as less human relative to ingroup faces increased with age. Explicit ingroup preference, in contrast, was present even in the youngest children and remained stable across age. These results demonstrate that children dehumanise outgroup members from relatively early in development and suggest that the tendency to do so may be partially distinguishable from intergroup preference. This research has important implications for our understanding of children’s perception of humanness and the origins of intergroup bias.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details. |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Psychology (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 07 Mar 2017 15:20 |
Last Modified: | 07 Dec 2024 00:11 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.12539 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/desc.12539 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:113324 |
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