Epstein Secrets

tion. To unconsciously think that Blacks are more like apes than other racial groups is to strip them of characteristics that are uniquely human. As Haslam notes, when we dehumanize others in this particular way, we no longer see them as human, but as incompetent wild animals or immature children lacking

pes, and thus, an unconsciously dehumanized representation of another human being. Given the animal form of this dehumanization, the implication from Haslam’s work is that Caucasians associate Blacks with less rationality, civility, and self-control, in essence, less uniquely human qualities. These are r

Unfortunately, there are no clear categories, no bright lines separating normal from abnormal or uncommon. As the distinguished American psychologist William James noted, however, studying “the abnormal is the best way to understand the normal.” Let’s follow this logic. Consider the developmental disorder of au

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are beneficial, for what individuals and in what contexts, and through what specific mechanisms. Recent research has made it patently clear that William James (1890, p. 442, 2) underestimated the faculties of human infants when he suggested that their first sensory experiences were a "blooming, buzzing

ge, C.K., Preston, J., & Wegner, D.M. (2007). Timescale bias in the attribution of mind. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 93, 1-11. 12. Haslam, N., & Bain, P. (2007). Humanizing the self: Moderators of the attribution of lesser humanness to others. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin,

ces are beneficial, for what individuals and in what contexts, and through what specific mechanisms. Recent research has made it patently clear that William James (1890, p. 442, 2) underestimated the faculties of human infants when he suggested that their first sensory experiences were a “blooming, buzzing conf