Facing humanness
Facial width-to-height ratio predicts ascriptions of humanity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6204098 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jason C Deska (0000-0001-8242-7494, Miami University), E Paige Lloyd (0000-0002-3975-055X, Miami University), Kurt Hugenberg (0000-0003-1195-6916, Miami University) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 114 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 75-94 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/pspi0000110 |
| PMID | 28846003 |
| OpenAlex | W2746239055 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 52 |
(see record 2017-57724-002). In the article, there is a data error in the Results section of Study 1c. The fourth sentence of the fourth paragraph should read as follows: High fWHR targets (M= 74.39, SD=18.25) were rated as equivalently evolved as their low fWHR counterparts (M=79.39, SD=15.91).] The ascription of mind to others is central to social cognition. Most research on the ascription of mind has focused on motivated, top-down processes. The current work provides novel evidence that facial width-to-height ratio (fWHR) serves as a bottom-up perceptual signal of humanness. Using a range of well-validated operational definitions of humanness, we provide evidence across 5 studies that target faces with relatively greater fWHR are seen as less than fully human compared with their relatively lower fWHR counterparts. We then present 2 ancillary studies exploring whether the fWHR-to-humanness link is mediated by previously established fWHR-trait links in the literature. Finally, 3 additional studies extend this fWHR-humanness link beyond measurements of humanness, demonstrating that the fWHR-humanness link has consequences for downstream social judgments including the sorts of crimes people are perceived to be guilty of and the social tasks for which they seem helpful. In short, we provide evidence for the hypothesis that individuals with relatively greater facial width-to-height ratio are routinely denied sophisticated, humanlike minds. (PsycINFO Database Record
Humanity · Theology · Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 19 |
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| Citations per year | 2,11 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |