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SUMMARY:Expanding Empathy Lecture Series: Brock Bastian
DESCRIPTION:\nLecture title: \;"\;Motivational Bias in Empathy f
or Animals: Understanding the Role \;of Need Satisfaction and Mind P
erception"\;\n\nAbstract: \;In this talk \;I will examine so
me of the motivated biases that our research has uncovered when it comes
to our empathy for others. Specifically\, I will discuss work on the me
at-paradox\, which seeks to uncover the motivated reasoning that many pe
ople engage in order to overcome conflict between their moral concern fo
r animal welfare and their own desire to consume meat. A key pathway thr
ough which people resolve this conflict is by downplaying the mental liv
es of the animals they eat. Drawing from this insight\, I will discuss i
mplications for understanding motivations underlying prejudice more broa
dly\, and specifically cases of dehumanization and objectification. Whil
e our prejudice toward \;others may be driven by fear\, anxiety\, an
d trepidation\, it may sometimes also be driven by appetitive or approac
h-motivated states. \; \;\n\nPlease register here: \;bit.ly/
EE21Bastian\n\nFor more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/ee-broc
kbastian_0317/
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e: "Motivational Bias in Empathy for Animals: Understan
ding the Role of Need Satisfaction and Mind Perception"
Abstract: In this talk I will examine some of th
e motivated biases that our research has uncovered when it comes to our
empathy for others. Specifically, I will discuss work on the meat-parado
x, which seeks to uncover the motivated reasoning that many people engag
e in order to overcome conflict between their moral concern for animal w
elfare and their own desire to consume meat. A key pathway through which
people resolve this conflict is by downplaying the mental lives of the
animals they eat. Drawing from this insight, I will discuss implications
for understanding motivations underlying prejudice more broadly, and sp
ecifically cases of dehumanization and objectification. While our prejud
ice toward others may be driven by fear, anxiety, and trepidation,
it may sometimes also be driven by appetitive or approach-motivated stat
es.
Please register here: bit.ly/EE21Bastian
For more details: https://events.
la.psu.edu/event/ee-brockbastian_0317/
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