Research output per year
Research output per year
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Research Interests
Attributing humanity to other people (dehumanization, objectification) and to animals (anthropomorphism). Deciding who is worthy of moral concern and when. Examining the psychological consequences of economic inequality.
Teaching
Courses Lectured
Curr. Direct. in Social Psych.
Advanced Social Psych.
Social Psych. of Groups.
Personality and Social Psych.
Groups in Action.
Biological Psych. (Statistics)
Intro. to Biological & Cognitive Psych.
Courses Tutored/Seminar Leader
Advanced Statistics.
Advanced Social Psych.
Personality & Social Psych.
Quantitative Methods for Psych.
Intro. to Experimental Psych.
Media
Tiere lieben, Tiere essen (Love animals, eat animals), Psychologie Heute (2014).
Don’t Feel Guilty about Eating Animals, Time Magazine, (2014).
The Meat Paradox: How carnivores think about dinner, Huffington Post, (2014).
Beastly Appetites: The animals we love too much to eat, The New Yorker, (2013).
The horse meat scandals reveal we are more psychologically screwed up than we realized about eating animals, (2013), Huffington Post, US.
Carnivores make low estimates of animal minds, (2012), Scientific American, US.
Administrative Roles
2021: PPLS Director of Undergraduate Studies
2012: Founding member of the Melbourne Moral Psychology Laboratory (MMPL).
2010-2011: Post-doctoral representative, Psychology, University of Kent.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Towards an Understanding of Intergroup Dehumanization, University of Melbourne
Award Date: 1 Jan 2009
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Inhuman animals: Moving dehumanization into the domain of human–animal relations
Gradidge, S., Alcañiz-Colomer, J. & Loughnan, S., Apr 2023, In: Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences. 50, 5 p., 101249.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Multinational data show that conspiracy beliefs are associated with the perception (and reality) of poor national economic performance
Hornsey, M. J., Pearson, S., Kang, J., Sassenberg, K., Jetten, J., Van Lange, P. A. M., Medina, L. G., Amiot, C. E., Ausmees, L., Baguma, P., Barry, O., Becker, M., Bilewicz, M., Castelain, T., Costantini, G., Dimdins, G., Espinosa, A., Finchilescu, G., Friese, M., González, R., & 26 others, Feb 2023, In: European Journal of Social Psychology. 53, 1, p. 78-89Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Virtually in love: The role of anthropomorphism in virtual romantic relationships
Koike, M., Loughnan, S. & Stanton, S. C. E., Jan 2023, In: British Journal of Social Psychology. 62, 1, p. 600 - 616Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The distinct associations of ingroup attachment and glorification with responses to the coronavirus pandemic: Evidence from a multilevel investigation in 21 countries
McLamore, Q., Syropoulos, S., Leidner, B., Hirschberger, G., van Bezouw, M. J., Rovenpor, D., Paladino, M. P., Baumert, A., Bilewicz, M., Bilgen, A., Chatard, A., Chekroun, P., Chinchilla, J., Choi, H-S., Euh, H., Gomez, A., Kardos, P., Khoo, Y. H., Li, M., Légal, J-B., & 12 others, 12 Dec 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: British Journal of Social Psychology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A 32-society investigation of the influence of perceived economic inequality on social class stereotyping
Tanjitpiyanond, P., Jetten, J., Peters, K., Ashokkumar, A., Barry, O., Billet, M., Becker, M., Booth, R. W., Castro, D., Chinchilla, J., Costantini, G., Dejonckheere, E., Dimdins, G., Erbas, Y., Espinosa, A., Finchilescu, G., Gómez, Á., González, R., Goto, N., Hatano, A., & 27 others, 8 Nov 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Journal of Social Psychology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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Reducing meat consumption: What does (and does not) work?
Steve Loughnan (Invited speaker)
2021Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Veganism and Psychology
Steve Loughnan (Keynote speaker)
2021Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Understanding the Meat Paradox
Steve Loughnan (Invited speaker)
2021Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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The Psychology of Eating Animals
Steve Loughnan (Invited speaker)
2021Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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SHARK Laboratory
Steve Loughnan (Member)
2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Prizes
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Philips Leverhulme Prize
Loughnan, Stephen (Recipient), 1 Mar 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Projects
- 4 Finished
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PPLS Small Projects Grant: Developing theory and methods for the study of Human-Animal Relations at Edinburgh (HARE)
1/01/21 → 31/07/21
Project: University Awarded Project Funding
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Meet your meat: Using Virtual and real contact with animals to reduce meat consumption
13/02/17 → 14/09/20
Project: Research
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PPLS Pilot Scheme: Understanding the link between social comparison cortisol and inequality
1/03/15 → 1/06/15
Project: University Awarded Project Funding
Press/Media
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Dr Steve Loughnan examines how humans justify the eating of meat to themselves
14/04/14
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Dr Steve Loughnan probes ethical reason why some people choose to eat meat
15/10/16
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Stephen Loughnan considers if economic recession leads to humans increasing calorie intake
19/11/14
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Dr Steve Loughnan examines our attitudes to meat-eating in the wake of the horse meat scandal
20/02/13
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Dr Steve Loughnan investigates meat-eating habits
14/02/16
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment