The way in which people dehumanize may vary based on perceptions of social outgroups. This study explores how outgroups may be more animalistically or mechanistically dehumanized based on perceived stereotype content. This work compares competing theoretical perspectives regarding the relationship between the dual model of dehumanization with dimensions of warmth and competence. We predicted that participants would dehumanize high warmth, low competence outgroups more animalistically, and dehumanize low warmth, high competence outgroups more mechanistically. Results instead supported the stereotype content view of dehumanization, such that graded dehumanization occurred with the removal of warmth and competence. This work helps to clarify previous research and provides insight into way in which people evaluate outgroup stereotype content and the dehumanization of such outgroups. Implications and limitations of the work are discussed.

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温暖、能力和微妙的非人性化：比较温暖和能力的聚类模式与动物性和机械性的非人性化

人们非人化的方式可能会根据对社会外群体的看法而有所不同。这项研究探讨了外群体如何根据感知到的刻板印象内容在动物性或机械性上更加非人化。这项工作比较了关于非人化双重模型与温暖和能力维度之间关系的相互竞争的理论观点。我们预测参与者会更加动物化地使高热情、低能力的外群失去人性，并更加机械地使低热情、高能力的外群失去人性。结果反而支持非人化的刻板印象内容观点，这样随着温暖和能力的消除，分级的非人化发生了。这项工作有助于澄清以前的研究，并提供对人们评估外群体刻板印象内容和此类外群体非人化的方式的洞察力。讨论了这项工作的影响和局限性。