Stereotypes, emotions, and behaviors associated with animals: A causal test of the stereotype content model and BIAS Map

The approach aims to understand the diversity of human-animal relations according to differential perceptions of animal species in terms of stereotypes, prejudices, and behaviors.

The pattern of relations between stereotypes, emotions, and behavioral intentions advanced by SCM and the adapted BIAS map for animals was experimentally tested in Study 1 by presenting a fictitious animal and systematically varying its levels of warmth and competence. Study 2 tested the different patterns of associations between the stereotypes of twenty-five animal species and realistic contexts triggering facilitation-harm and passive-active behavioral dimensions.