The temporal dynamics of the link between configural face processing and dehumanization

Young, Steven G.; Tracy, Ryan; Wilson, John Paul; Rydell, Robert J.; Hugenberg, Kurt

doi:10.1016/j.jesp.2019.103883

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“…Young & Hugenberg, 2010) to include a broader array of complex emotions encountered and expressed in everyday life. More dehumanizing evaluations of inverted eye regions also replicates effects that, to date, have only been shown using entire faces (Cassidy et al, 2017; Deska et al, 2016; Hugenberg et al, 2016; Krumhuber et al, 2019; Wilson et al, 2018; S. Young et al, 2019).…”

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Decoding complex emotions and humanization show related face processing effects.

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Wiley²,

Sim³

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Inferring others' complex emotions is central to ascribing humanness to others. However, little past research has investigated the perceptual processes linking the inference of complex emotions to judging others' humanness. To this end, we disrupted the low-level perceptual processes typically employed in face processing via face inversion. Of interest was whether the inversion-driven deficits in complex emotion judgments and in humanness judgments were related. In three experiments, we find that disrupting efficient face processing via face inversion undermined the accurate decoding of complex emotions from the eyes (Experiments 1a, 1b, and 2) and triggered more dehumanized evaluations of target eye regions (Experiments 1a and 1b) and faces (Experiment 2). Critically, these inversion effects on emotion decoding and dehumanization were positively correlated. People who demonstrated stronger inversion effects on the accuracy of decoding complex emotions also demonstrated stronger inversion effects on dehumanizing evaluations. Taken together, these findings provide novel evidence that sensitivity to complex emotions and (de)humanization are related through a shared perceptual basis in efficient face processing.

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Decoding complex emotions and humanization show related face processing effects.

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Wiley²,

Sim³

et al. 2022

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“…G. Young et al, 2019). On a methodological note, it is striking that the response mappings (e.g., human response on the right, nonhuman response on the left) were not counterbalanced in these studies (Hugenberg et al, 2016; S. G. Young et al, 2019).…”

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“…Consistent with the mental state model (Harris & Fiske, 2006), other work on PDT infers dehumanization from a failure to attribute mental states to the outgroup (Deska & Hugenberg, 2017). Consistent with philosophical work on dehumanization (Smith, 2011, 2020), some PDT authors allude to a failure to attribute a human essence (Hugenberg et al, 2016; S. G. Young et al, 2019).…”

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“…If true, interfering with configural face encoding should lead to diminished capacity to recognize that faces belong to fellow humans, rather than objects or non-human animals. (S. G. Young et al, 2019, p. 1)…”

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“…It also seems possible that faster responses (i.e., those to upright faces) are less prone to response competition as there is less opportunity for interference induced by a rival category to accumulate (S. G. Young et al, 2019). On a methodological note, it is striking that the response mappings (e.g., human response on the right, nonhuman response on the left) were not counterbalanced in these studies (Hugenberg et al, 2016;S. G. Young et al, 2019).…”

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Perceptual dehumanization theory: A critique.

Over¹,

Cook²

2023

Psychological Review

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Central to perceptual dehumanization theory (PDT) is the claim that full engagement of a putative module for the visual analysis of faces is necessary in order to recognize the humanity or personhood of observed individuals. According to this view, the faces of outgroup members do not engage domain-specific face processing fully or typically and are instead processed in a manner akin to how the brain processes objects. Consequently, outgroup members are attributed less humanity than ingroup members. To the extent that groups are perceptually dehumanized, they are hypothesized to be vulnerable to harm. In our article, we challenge several of the fundamental assumptions underlying this theory and question the empirical evidence in its favor. We begin by illustrating the extent to which the existence of domain-specific face processing is contested within the vision science literature. Next, we interrogate empirical evidence that appears to support PDT and suggest that alternative explanations for prominent findings in the field are more likely. In the closing sections of the article, we reflect on the broader logic of the theory and highlight some underlying inconsistencies.

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Optimized Dynamic Feature Matching for Face Recognition

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Banyal

2021

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The temporal dynamics of the link between configural face processing and dehumanization

Cited by 11 publications

References 46 publications

Decoding complex emotions and humanization show related face processing effects.

Decoding complex emotions and humanization show related face processing effects.

Perceptual dehumanization theory: A critique.

Optimized Dynamic Feature Matching for Face Recognition

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