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PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY BULLETIN
Volume 46, Issue 11, Pages 1614-1627Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/0146167220911496
Keywords
prisoners; dehumanization; incarceration; mind perception
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- NSF [BCS-1423765, BCS-1748461]
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We tested the novel hypothesis that the dehumanization of prisoners varies as a function of how soon they will be released from prison. Seven studies indicate that people ascribe soon-to-be-released prisoners greater mental sophistication than those with more time to serve, all other things being equal. Studies 3 to 6 indicate that these effects are mediated by perceptions that imprisonment has served the functions of rehabilitation, retribution, and future deterrence. Finally, Study 7 demonstrates that beliefs about rehabilitation and deterrence may be the most important in accounting for these effects. These findings indicate that the amount of time left on a prison sentence influences mind ascription to the incarcerated, an effect that has implications for our understanding of prisoner dehumanization.
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