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What does Nick Haslam's Dual-Component Model suggest about humanness?

Humanness consists of two distinct senses: Human Uniqueness (HU) and Human Nature (HN).

What is the central theme of Erich Fromm's theory on Alienation in Industrial Society?

Modern industrial systems turn humans into 'anxious atoms' or commodities who sell their personalities for success.

According to David Livingstone Smith, what is Psychological Essentialism regarding dehumanisation?

Dehumanisation is the belief that certain groups possess a subhuman essence, making them 'counterfeit humans'.

What does the Lesser Minds Problem (LMP) theory propose about perceptions of others' minds?

Perceiving another’s mind as equal to our own is not a cognitive default; it requires an active trigger.

How does the Stereotype Content Model (SCM) categorize social groups?

Social groups are judged on their Warmth and Competence.

What mechanism does Utyc's theory of Affective Mediation of Policy suggest influences political attitudes towards immigrants?

Disgust Mediation; animalistic language triggers disgust, lowering support for pro-immigrant policies.

What does the Collective Responsibility and Moral Disengagement theory study?

Reminders of an ingroup's past atrocities can trigger defensive dehumanisation.

In Rai, Valdesolo, & Graham's study, what distinction is made between types of violence?

Dehumanisation predicts instrumental violence used as a means to an end, but not moral violence used to punish a perceived wrongdoer.

What does Terror Management Theory (TMT) state about objectification?

Objectification serves as a psychological buffer against death anxiety.

According to the Trio of Terror theory, how do women respond to biological reminders?

Women may self-objectify to distance themselves from their human nature and reduce accessibility of death-thoughts.

What is the focus of the Sexualized Body-Inversion Hypothesis?

Sexualisation leads to analytic processing of sexualised bodies rather than configural processing typical for humans.

What does the theory of Social Power and Objectification reveal about power dynamics?

Individuals with high social power tend to visually objectify others, processing them analytically.

How does the Folk Biology theory relate ecological knowledge to sustainability?

Ecological knowledge influences environmental sustainability; rich mental maps lead to sustainable practices.

What does the Interspecies Model of Prejudice (IMP) indicate about animal categorization?

How we categorize animals affects how we treat human outgroups.

What are the three drivers of anthropomorphism according to the SEEK Theory?

Sociality, Effectance, and Elicited Agent Knowledge drive humans to attribute minds to non-humans.

What concept does Masahiro Mori's Uncanny Valley theory address?

As robots become more human-like, they can evoke discomfort when they don't meet human expectations.

What does the AI Effect say about humans' sense of uniqueness?

AI mastering certain tasks threatens our sense of human uniqueness, leading to goalpost shifting for defining humanness.

What is Paul Bloom's critique regarding the use of 'dehumanisation'?

The term is applied too broadly, making it scientifically meaningless.

What are the Seven Challenges put forth by Harriet Over?

Animal metaphors often serve to humiliate or incite disgust rather than express literal beliefs.

How does Roger Giner-Sorolla respond to the concept of dehumanisation?

Dehumanisation is a matter of degree, not an 'all-or-nothing' categorisation.