Benoît Testé
Biographic Data
| ID | 200982 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Benoît Testé |
| GIVEN NAMES | Benoît |
| FAMILY NAME | Testé |
| SIGNATURE | TESTÉ B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Université Rennes 2 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 59 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Beyond the Screen: A Comprehensive Analysis of Emotional Skills and Social Networking in French Young Adults
(1) Background: This study investigates the influence of social networks on young adults, focusing on both positive and negative impacts. It considers problematic social networking site use (PSNSU), emotional intelligence, empathy, and the phenomenon of Fear of Missing Out (FoMO). (2) Methods: A comprehensive online survey was conducted with 442 participants aged 18 to 30 years that used various psychometric tools to assess emotional intelligence…
Don’t burn our flag: Patriotism, perceived threat, and the impact of desecrating a national symbol on intergroup attitudes
Desecration of national symbols is a recurring societal phenomenon that can lead to highly defensive reactions from some citizens, especially on the part of those expressing a strong attachment to the nation. In this paper, we investigated the effects of blind and constructive patriotism when faced with an ingroup (vs. outgroup) national flag burning on ingroup bias, taking into consideration the mediating role of perceived threat. In two studies…
Caught Covid-19? Covidiot: Attributions of Humanness and Social Punishment Toward an Ingroup Member Who Breaks Lockdown Rules
Many governments' COVID-19 prevention messages highlighted individual accountability and the stigmatization of individuals who violate lockdown rules. The present study examined French people's ( N = 567) attributions of humanness to and willingness to punish (i.e., whether the target deserved medical care, helping intentions toward the target) an individual who respected versus violated the rules of the country's first (March to May) versus seco…
One Conception of Secularism for All? A Comparison of Conceptions of Laïcité among Nonbelievers, Catholics, and Muslims in France
In European countries, a large number of people feel that Islam is incompatible with secularism. France's legal principle of laïcité (a type of state 'secularism') has governed the relationship between religion and society since 1905. However, recent research suggests that there coexist two distinct lay conceptions of laïcité that differ most notably in their tolerance for the presence of religious symbols in public places, one inclusive, the oth…
A normative perspective on the linguistic intergroup bias: How intragroup approval of ingroup members who use the linguistic intergroup bias perpetuates explicit intergroup bias
The present research examined from a normative perspective how intragroup normative processes regulate the consequences of the linguistic intergroup bias ( LIB ). Results of three studies supported our hypothesis that intragroup approval of an ingroup member who uses the LIB plays a key role in perpetuating pro‐ingroup bias. In Study 1, ingroup members who used pro‐ingroup (vs. pro‐outgroup) LIB elicited more intragroup approval and this effect w…
Flags on fire: Consequences of a national symbol’s desecration for intergroup relations
Desecrating a national symbol is a powerful means of protest or of showing antipathy for a national group, but how do such actions impact ingroup favoritism? We investigated this issue via two field studies conducted prior to the France versus Ireland (Study 1, N = 72) and France versus Germany (Study 2, N = 165) matches at the Euro 2016 soccer tournament. We asked French participants to imagine the ingroup/competition outgroup flag being burnt b…
The Role of Rape-Supportive Attitudes, Alcohol, and Sexual Arousal in Sexual (Mis)Perception: An Experimental Study
While sexual misperception does not irrevocably lead to sexual aggression, it remains a significant risk factor. The present study investigated the effects of rape-supportive attitudes, alcohol, and sexual arousal on sexual perception. We used a 2 × 2 between-participants factorial design to randomly assign 135 men from the general population to a condition with or without alcohol (blood alcohol concentration target of .08%) and to a condition wi…
Homosexual Marriage" or "Marriage for All"? Social Lexical Markers' Effects on Persuasion
In 2013, the French parliament legalized marriage between same-sex persons. One issue of debate was to define whether people were debating about "marriage for everybody" as claimed by the supporters of the law or about "homosexual marriage" as the opponents labeled it. This research aims to analyze the effects of social lexical markers (SLM) reflecting social groups of opinions elicit when embedded in a persuasive message. A first study showed th…
Host populations’ perceptions toward migrants: The effect of private/public settings and the moderating role of threat
The Impact of Endorsing the Belief in a Just World on Social Judgments: The Social Utility and Social Desirability of Just-World Beliefs for Self and for Others
The present research examines the social value attributed to endorsing the belief in a just world for self (BJW-S) and for others (BJW-O) in a Western society. We conducted four studies in which we asked participants to assess a target who endorsed BJW-S vs. BJW-O either strongly or weakly. Results showed that endorsement of BJW-S was socially valued and had a greater effect on social utility judgments than it did on social desirability judgments…
How You Describe a Group Shows How Biased You Are: Language Abstraction and Inferences About a Speaker’s Communicative Intentions and Attitudes Toward a Group
The aim of the present research was to show that the level of linguistic abstraction used when describing group behaviors affects inferences about the speaker's degree of bias toward that group. Participants used a speaker's description of a group to judge that person's communicative intentions (Study 1) and attitudes (Study 2) toward the group. The results show that speakers who use abstract terms are perceived as more biased than speakers who u…
What is an “appropriate” migrant? Impact of the adoption of meritocratic worldviews by potential newcomers on their perceived ability to integrate into a Western society
The acceptance of migrant populations and the definition of an “appropriate” migrant are controversial issues in many countries. The present research focuses on the ideological determinants of how newcomers are evaluated by a host population in a Western country with a strongly rooted meritocratic ideology. We carried out two studies to examine how the expression of meritocratic beliefs by a male potential migrant affects the way he is evaluated …
The effects of linguistic abstraction on evaluations of the speaker in an intergroup context: Using the Linguistic Intergroup Bias makes you a good group member
Acculturation preferences of a host community: The effects of immigrant acculturation strategies on evaluations and impression formation
Acculturation preferences of a host community: The effects of immigrant acculturation strategies on evaluations and impression formation
The effects of linguistic abstraction on evaluations of the speaker in an intergroup context: Using the Linguistic Intergroup Bias makes you a good group member
The Impact of Endorsing the Belief in a Just World on Social Judgments: The Social Utility and Social Desirability of Just-World Beliefs for Self and for Others
The present research examines the social value attributed to endorsing the belief in a just world for self (BJW-S) and for others (BJW-O) in a Western society. We conducted four studies in which we asked participants to assess a target who endorsed BJW-S vs. BJW-O either strongly or weakly. Results showed that endorsement of BJW-S was socially valued and had a greater effect on social utility judgments than it did on social desirability judgments…
What is an “appropriate” migrant? Impact of the adoption of meritocratic worldviews by potential newcomers on their perceived ability to integrate into a Western society
The acceptance of migrant populations and the definition of an “appropriate” migrant are controversial issues in many countries. The present research focuses on the ideological determinants of how newcomers are evaluated by a host population in a Western country with a strongly rooted meritocratic ideology. We carried out two studies to examine how the expression of meritocratic beliefs by a male potential migrant affects the way he is evaluated …
How You Describe a Group Shows How Biased You Are: Language Abstraction and Inferences About a Speaker’s Communicative Intentions and Attitudes Toward a Group
The aim of the present research was to show that the level of linguistic abstraction used when describing group behaviors affects inferences about the speaker's degree of bias toward that group. Participants used a speaker's description of a group to judge that person's communicative intentions (Study 1) and attitudes (Study 2) toward the group. The results show that speakers who use abstract terms are perceived as more biased than speakers who u…
The Role of Rape-Supportive Attitudes, Alcohol, and Sexual Arousal in Sexual (Mis)Perception: An Experimental Study
While sexual misperception does not irrevocably lead to sexual aggression, it remains a significant risk factor. The present study investigated the effects of rape-supportive attitudes, alcohol, and sexual arousal on sexual perception. We used a 2 × 2 between-participants factorial design to randomly assign 135 men from the general population to a condition with or without alcohol (blood alcohol concentration target of .08%) and to a condition wi…
Caught Covid-19? Covidiot: Attributions of Humanness and Social Punishment Toward an Ingroup Member Who Breaks Lockdown Rules
Many governments' COVID-19 prevention messages highlighted individual accountability and the stigmatization of individuals who violate lockdown rules. The present study examined French people's ( N = 567) attributions of humanness to and willingness to punish (i.e., whether the target deserved medical care, helping intentions toward the target) an individual who respected versus violated the rules of the country's first (March to May) versus seco…
A normative perspective on the linguistic intergroup bias: How intragroup approval of ingroup members who use the linguistic intergroup bias perpetuates explicit intergroup bias
The present research examined from a normative perspective how intragroup normative processes regulate the consequences of the linguistic intergroup bias ( LIB ). Results of three studies supported our hypothesis that intragroup approval of an ingroup member who uses the LIB plays a key role in perpetuating pro‐ingroup bias. In Study 1, ingroup members who used pro‐ingroup (vs. pro‐outgroup) LIB elicited more intragroup approval and this effect w…
Host populations’ perceptions toward migrants: The effect of private/public settings and the moderating role of threat
Flags on fire: Consequences of a national symbol’s desecration for intergroup relations
Desecrating a national symbol is a powerful means of protest or of showing antipathy for a national group, but how do such actions impact ingroup favoritism? We investigated this issue via two field studies conducted prior to the France versus Ireland (Study 1, N = 72) and France versus Germany (Study 2, N = 165) matches at the Euro 2016 soccer tournament. We asked French participants to imagine the ingroup/competition outgroup flag being burnt b…
Homosexual Marriage" or "Marriage for All"? Social Lexical Markers' Effects on Persuasion
In 2013, the French parliament legalized marriage between same-sex persons. One issue of debate was to define whether people were debating about "marriage for everybody" as claimed by the supporters of the law or about "homosexual marriage" as the opponents labeled it. This research aims to analyze the effects of social lexical markers (SLM) reflecting social groups of opinions elicit when embedded in a persuasive message. A first study showed th…
Acculturation preferences of a host community: The effects of immigrant acculturation strategies on evaluations and impression formation
What is an “appropriate” migrant? Impact of the adoption of meritocratic worldviews by potential newcomers on their perceived ability to integrate into a Western society
The acceptance of migrant populations and the definition of an “appropriate” migrant are controversial issues in many countries. The present research focuses on the ideological determinants of how newcomers are evaluated by a host population in a Western country with a strongly rooted meritocratic ideology. We carried out two studies to examine how the expression of meritocratic beliefs by a male potential migrant affects the way he is evaluated …
The effects of linguistic abstraction on evaluations of the speaker in an intergroup context: Using the Linguistic Intergroup Bias makes you a good group member
The Impact of Endorsing the Belief in a Just World on Social Judgments: The Social Utility and Social Desirability of Just-World Beliefs for Self and for Others
The present research examines the social value attributed to endorsing the belief in a just world for self (BJW-S) and for others (BJW-O) in a Western society. We conducted four studies in which we asked participants to assess a target who endorsed BJW-S vs. BJW-O either strongly or weakly. Results showed that endorsement of BJW-S was socially valued and had a greater effect on social utility judgments than it did on social desirability judgments…
How You Describe a Group Shows How Biased You Are: Language Abstraction and Inferences About a Speaker’s Communicative Intentions and Attitudes Toward a Group
The aim of the present research was to show that the level of linguistic abstraction used when describing group behaviors affects inferences about the speaker's degree of bias toward that group. Participants used a speaker's description of a group to judge that person's communicative intentions (Study 1) and attitudes (Study 2) toward the group. The results show that speakers who use abstract terms are perceived as more biased than speakers who u…
Host populations’ perceptions toward migrants: The effect of private/public settings and the moderating role of threat
Homosexual Marriage" or "Marriage for All"? Social Lexical Markers' Effects on Persuasion
In 2013, the French parliament legalized marriage between same-sex persons. One issue of debate was to define whether people were debating about "marriage for everybody" as claimed by the supporters of the law or about "homosexual marriage" as the opponents labeled it. This research aims to analyze the effects of social lexical markers (SLM) reflecting social groups of opinions elicit when embedded in a persuasive message. A first study showed th…
The Role of Rape-Supportive Attitudes, Alcohol, and Sexual Arousal in Sexual (Mis)Perception: An Experimental Study
While sexual misperception does not irrevocably lead to sexual aggression, it remains a significant risk factor. The present study investigated the effects of rape-supportive attitudes, alcohol, and sexual arousal on sexual perception. We used a 2 × 2 between-participants factorial design to randomly assign 135 men from the general population to a condition with or without alcohol (blood alcohol concentration target of .08%) and to a condition wi…
Flags on fire: Consequences of a national symbol’s desecration for intergroup relations
Desecrating a national symbol is a powerful means of protest or of showing antipathy for a national group, but how do such actions impact ingroup favoritism? We investigated this issue via two field studies conducted prior to the France versus Ireland (Study 1, N = 72) and France versus Germany (Study 2, N = 165) matches at the Euro 2016 soccer tournament. We asked French participants to imagine the ingroup/competition outgroup flag being burnt b…
A normative perspective on the linguistic intergroup bias: How intragroup approval of ingroup members who use the linguistic intergroup bias perpetuates explicit intergroup bias
The present research examined from a normative perspective how intragroup normative processes regulate the consequences of the linguistic intergroup bias ( LIB ). Results of three studies supported our hypothesis that intragroup approval of an ingroup member who uses the LIB plays a key role in perpetuating pro‐ingroup bias. In Study 1, ingroup members who used pro‐ingroup (vs. pro‐outgroup) LIB elicited more intragroup approval and this effect w…
One Conception of Secularism for All? A Comparison of Conceptions of Laïcité among Nonbelievers, Catholics, and Muslims in France
In European countries, a large number of people feel that Islam is incompatible with secularism. France's legal principle of laïcité (a type of state 'secularism') has governed the relationship between religion and society since 1905. However, recent research suggests that there coexist two distinct lay conceptions of laïcité that differ most notably in their tolerance for the presence of religious symbols in public places, one inclusive, the oth…
Caught Covid-19? Covidiot: Attributions of Humanness and Social Punishment Toward an Ingroup Member Who Breaks Lockdown Rules
Many governments' COVID-19 prevention messages highlighted individual accountability and the stigmatization of individuals who violate lockdown rules. The present study examined French people's ( N = 567) attributions of humanness to and willingness to punish (i.e., whether the target deserved medical care, helping intentions toward the target) an individual who respected versus violated the rules of the country's first (March to May) versus seco…
Don’t burn our flag: Patriotism, perceived threat, and the impact of desecrating a national symbol on intergroup attitudes
Desecration of national symbols is a recurring societal phenomenon that can lead to highly defensive reactions from some citizens, especially on the part of those expressing a strong attachment to the nation. In this paper, we investigated the effects of blind and constructive patriotism when faced with an ingroup (vs. outgroup) national flag burning on ingroup bias, taking into consideration the mediating role of perceived threat. In two studies…
Beyond the Screen: A Comprehensive Analysis of Emotional Skills and Social Networking in French Young Adults
(1) Background: This study investigates the influence of social networks on young adults, focusing on both positive and negative impacts. It considers problematic social networking site use (PSNSU), emotional intelligence, empathy, and the phenomenon of Fear of Missing Out (FoMO). (2) Methods: A comprehensive online survey was conducted with 442 participants aged 18 to 30 years that used various psychometric tools to assess emotional intelligence…
Psychology (14 works) · Social Psychology (13 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (12 works) · Political science (8 works) · Cultural Differences and Values (7 works) · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (6 works) · In-group favoritism (5 works) · Ingroups and outgroups (5 works) · Linguistics (5 works) · Outgroup (5 works)