Ascent of Humans: Investigating Methodological and Ethical Concerns About the Measurement

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dc.abstract.enIn this pre-registered study on a representative Polish sample (n = 1751), we aimed to test two potential critical issues with the Ascent of Humans scale. First, we tested whether the scores may be influenced by peripheral and previously undiscussed properties of the measurement: position of the slider-scale dot and the pattern of groups’ display. Second, we tested whether participation in Ascent of Humans measurement may influence the attitudes towards out-groups, making participants more prejudiced. All our predictions were conclusively disconfirmed. Additionally, we explored the distribution of Ascent of Humans, discovering large inflation of scores indicating the absence of dehumanisation. We discuss implications of our findings for improving theoretical grounds of dehumanisation and its measurement.
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii we Wrocławiu
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.contributor.authorIzydorczak, Kamil
dc.contributor.authorGrzyb, Tomasz
dc.contributor.authorDoliński, Dariusz
dc.date.access2022-03-22
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-27T11:02:44Z
dc.date.available2024-06-27T11:02:44Z
dc.date.created2022
dc.date.issued2022-03-22
dc.description.abstract<jats:p>In this pre-registered study on a representative Polish sample (n = 1751), we aimed to test two potential critical issues with the Ascent of Humans scale. First, we tested whether the scores may be influenced by peripheral and previously undiscussed properties of the measurement: position of the slider-scale dot and the pattern of groups’ display. Second, we tested whether participation in Ascent of Humans measurement may influence the attitudes towards out-groups, making participants more prejudiced. All our predictions were conclusively disconfirmed. Additionally, we explored the distribution of Ascent of Humans, discovering large inflation of scores indicating the absence of dehumanisation. We discuss implications of our findings for improving theoretical grounds of dehumanisation and its measurement.</jats:p>
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dc.description.issue1
dc.description.physical1-17
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volume8
dc.identifier.doi10.1525/collabra.33297
dc.identifier.issn2474-7394
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/761
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://online.ucpress.edu/collabra/article/8/1/33297/120490/Ascent-of-Humans-Investigating-Methodological-and
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
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dc.subject.endehumanisation
dc.subject.enprejudice
dc.subject.enAscent of Humans
dc.subject.enBlatant dehumanisation
dc.subject.enmethodology
dc.subject.enethics
dc.subject.enmeasurement
dc.subject.envalidity
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dc.titleAscent of Humans: Investigating Methodological and Ethical Concerns About the Measurement
dc.title.journalCollabra: Psychology
dc.typeJournalArticle
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