Across five experiments, new paper shows that dehumanization—the act of perceiving victims as not completely human—increases instrumental (where victims are harmed to achieve instrumental goals), but not moral (harm is perceived as morally righteous) violence.

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Across five experiments, new paper shows that dehumanization—the act of perceiving victims as not completely human—increases instrumental (where victims are harmed to achieve instrumental goals), but not moral (harm is perceived as morally righteous) violence.