A recent study published in Psychoneuroendocrinologyoffers new insights into how testosterone influences men’s perceptions of women. While sexualized women are often dehumanized based on their appearance, the researchers discovered that elevated testosterone levels also lead men to dehumanize women dressed conservatively, even in the absence of sexualization cues. This finding highlights how physiological changes, such as increased testosterone, can alter the way men perceive women. Dehumanization is a harmful process where individuals are stripped of qualities that make them uniquely human, s…
