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superhumanization bias: a standalone construct

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Social psychology

the tendency of White people to attribute supernatural or magical qualities to Black people more than to White people, a form of dehumanization.

In social psychology, superhumanization bias refers to the tendency of White people to attribute supernatural or magical qualities to Black people more than to White people, a form of dehumanization. This meaning comes from Waytz (2014) in Social Psychological and Personality Science.[1]

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Waytz, A., Hoffman, K. M., & Trawalter, S. (2014). A Superhumanization Bias in Whites’ Perceptions of Blacks. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 6(3), 352-359. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550614553642

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