Steve Loughnan
University of Edinburgh
70 Papers
104 Citations
Steve Loughnan is an academic researcher from University of Edinburgh. The author has contributed to research in topics: Dehumanization & Objectification. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 61 publications. Previous affiliations of Steve Loughnan include University of Melbourne & Kent State University.
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Dehumanization and infrahumanization.
TL;DR: This work examines how people are dehumanized, exploring the range of ways in which perceptions of lesser humanness have been conceptualized and demonstrated, and examines the consequences of dehumanization, emphasizing its implications for prosocial and antisocial behavior and for moral judgment.
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Rationalizing meat consumption. The 4Ns.
Jared Piazza,Matthew B. Ruby,Steve Loughnan,Mischel Luong,Juliana Kulik,Hanne M. Watkins,Mirra Seigerman +6 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the 4N classification captures the vast majority (83%-91%) of justifications people naturally offer in defense of eating meat, and omnivores who strongly endorsed the 4Ns tended to experience less guilt about their animal-product decisions, highlighting the guilt-alleviating function of the4Ns.
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Don’t Mind Meat? The Denial of Mind to Animals Used for Human Consumption
TL;DR: The role of dissonance reduction in facilitating the practice of meat eating and protecting cultural commitments is highlighted, showing that expectations regarding the immediate consumption of meat increase mind denial and reduces negative affect associated with dissonance.
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The role of meat consumption in the denial of moral status and mind to meat animals
TL;DR: Eating dried beef or dried nuts reduced the perceived obligation to show moral concern for animals in general and the perceived moral status of the cow and indirectly reduced the ascription of mental states necessary to experience suffering.
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