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Humanness Is Not Always Positive: Automatic Associations between Incivilities and Human Symbols

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  • Laura Rodríguez-Gómez

    (Department of Cognitive, Social and Organizational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of La Laguna, 38200 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain)

  • Naira Delgado

    (Department of Cognitive, Social and Organizational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of La Laguna, 38200 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain)

  • Verónica Betancor

    (Department of Cognitive, Social and Organizational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of La Laguna, 38200 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain)

  • Xing Jie Chen-Xia

    (Department of Cognitive, Social and Organizational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of La Laguna, 38200 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain)

  • Armando Rodríguez-Pérez

    (Department of Cognitive, Social and Organizational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of La Laguna, 38200 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain)

Abstract

Uncivil behavior involves an attack on social norms related to the protection of public property and respect for community life. However, at the same time, the low-frequency and relatively low-intensity damage caused by most of these behaviors could lead to incivilities being considered a typically human action. The purpose of this set of studies is to examine the automatic associations that people establish between humanness and both civic and uncivil behaviors. Across three studies, uncivil behaviors were more strongly associated with human pictures than animal pictures (study 1) and with human-related words than animal-related words (study 2). We replicated study 2 with uncivil behaviors that do not prime graphically human beings (study 3). Overall, our results showed that uncivil behaviors and civic behaviors were clearly associated with human concepts. Our findings have direct implications for the conceptualization of humanness and its denial.

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  • Laura Rodríguez-Gómez & Naira Delgado & Verónica Betancor & Xing Jie Chen-Xia & Armando Rodríguez-Pérez, 2021. "Humanness Is Not Always Positive: Automatic Associations between Incivilities and Human Symbols," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(8), pages 1-20, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:8:p:4353-:d:539553
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    1. Naizhu Huang & Shaoping Qiu & Amin Alizadeh & Hongchao Wu, 2020. "How Incivility and Academic Stress Influence Psychological Health among College Students: The Moderating Role of Gratitude," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(9), pages 1-10, May.
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