Emilie A Caspar
Biographic Data
| ID | 4228706 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Emilie A Caspar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Emilie A |
| FAMILY NAME | Caspar |
| SIGNATURE | CASPAR E A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ghent University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1415-2032 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Neural processing of obedience and resistance among former genocide perpetrators and rescuers
While influential studies, notably those of Milgram, have been used to explain participation in genocide, none have directly involved individuals who either participated in or resisted genocidal violence. To better understand what drives participation or resistance, this study examines decision-making processes among former genocide perpetrators, rescuers, and bystanders in a controlled task assessing (dis)obedience to harmful orders to take mone…
Do Social Factors Differ between Rescuers, Bystanders, and Former Perpetrators? Explaining (Non-) Participation in a Genocide
Understanding which social factors (i.e. biographical availability, socialization, and situational contexts) support resistance or participation in genocide remains a largely unresolved societal and scientific question, due to the lack of direct comparisons between individuals who truly chose these different paths. In this study, we recruited sixty-four rescuers, fifty-six bystanders, and fifty-eight former perpetrators following the genocide aga…
Fire! Do not fire!”
Just Following Orders
How can obedience and carrying out orders lead to horrific acts such as the Holocaust or the genocides in Rwanda, Cambodia, or Bosnia? For the most part, it is a mystery why obeying instructions from an authority can convince people to kill other human beings, sometimes without hesitation and with incredible cruelty. Combining social and cognitive neuroscience with real-life accounts from genocide perpetrators, this book sheds light on the proces…
Understanding Individual Motivations and Desistance
In this study, I present the results of interviews with forty-nine former genocide perpetrators from Rwanda and fifty-one former members of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia to better understand motivations and desistance for participating in mass atrocities. I contrast these qualitative interviews with experimental research from psychology and neuroscience to offer an interdisciplinary approach to better understand their participation. The findings fr…
Modulations of one’s sense of agency during human–machine interactions
Although previous investigations reported a reduced sense of agency when individuals act with traditional machines, little is known about the mechanisms underpinning interactions with human-like automata. The aim of this study was twofold: (1) to investigate the effect of the machine's physical appearance on the individuals' sense of agency and (2) to explore the cognitive mechanisms underlying the individuals' sense of agency when they are engag…
On the impact of the genocide on the intergroup empathy bias between former perpetrators, survivors, and their children in Rwanda
Studying what factors influence the ability to resonate with the pain of others in the aftermath of a genocide and how this extends to the following generation is critical to better understand the perpetuation of conflicts. In the present study conducted in Rwanda, we recruited former genocide perpetrators and survivors, and their respective children and investigated how their neural response to the pain of others is modulated when they visualize…
The relationship between human agency and embodiment
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The relationship between human agency and embodiment
Modulations of one’s sense of agency during human–machine interactions
Although previous investigations reported a reduced sense of agency when individuals act with traditional machines, little is known about the mechanisms underpinning interactions with human-like automata. The aim of this study was twofold: (1) to investigate the effect of the machine's physical appearance on the individuals' sense of agency and (2) to explore the cognitive mechanisms underlying the individuals' sense of agency when they are engag…
On the impact of the genocide on the intergroup empathy bias between former perpetrators, survivors, and their children in Rwanda
Studying what factors influence the ability to resonate with the pain of others in the aftermath of a genocide and how this extends to the following generation is critical to better understand the perpetuation of conflicts. In the present study conducted in Rwanda, we recruited former genocide perpetrators and survivors, and their respective children and investigated how their neural response to the pain of others is modulated when they visualize…
Just Following Orders
How can obedience and carrying out orders lead to horrific acts such as the Holocaust or the genocides in Rwanda, Cambodia, or Bosnia? For the most part, it is a mystery why obeying instructions from an authority can convince people to kill other human beings, sometimes without hesitation and with incredible cruelty. Combining social and cognitive neuroscience with real-life accounts from genocide perpetrators, this book sheds light on the proces…
Understanding Individual Motivations and Desistance
In this study, I present the results of interviews with forty-nine former genocide perpetrators from Rwanda and fifty-one former members of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia to better understand motivations and desistance for participating in mass atrocities. I contrast these qualitative interviews with experimental research from psychology and neuroscience to offer an interdisciplinary approach to better understand their participation. The findings fr…
Do Social Factors Differ between Rescuers, Bystanders, and Former Perpetrators? Explaining (Non-) Participation in a Genocide
Understanding which social factors (i.e. biographical availability, socialization, and situational contexts) support resistance or participation in genocide remains a largely unresolved societal and scientific question, due to the lack of direct comparisons between individuals who truly chose these different paths. In this study, we recruited sixty-four rescuers, fifty-six bystanders, and fifty-eight former perpetrators following the genocide aga…
Fire! Do not fire!”
Neural processing of obedience and resistance among former genocide perpetrators and rescuers
While influential studies, notably those of Milgram, have been used to explain participation in genocide, none have directly involved individuals who either participated in or resisted genocidal violence. To better understand what drives participation or resistance, this study examines decision-making processes among former genocide perpetrators, rescuers, and bystanders in a controlled task assessing (dis)obedience to harmful orders to take mone…
Psychology (7 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Genocide (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Free Will and Agency (3 works) · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts (3 works) · Psychology of Social Influence (3 works) · Artificial Intelligence (2 works)