Schroeder, J., & Epley, N. (2020). Demeaning: Dehumanizing others by minimizing the importance of their psychological needs. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 119, 765-791. [APA PsycNet Link]
Short Summary: This paper identifies a novel facet of dehumanization, the tendency to “demean” others’ needs by believing that psychological needs (e.g., need for meaning, autonomy) are relatively less important to others compared to physical needs (e.g., need for food and sleep; 9 experiments).