Gender/Sex Categories and Gendered Cues in People Perception: The Influence of Gender/Sex Ratio and Gendered Appearance on Group Judgments

IF 1.2 4区心理学 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Social Cognition Pub Date : 2024-04-01 DOI:10.1521/soco.2024.42.2.112

Nicholas P. Alt, Pamala N. Dayley, Anna G. Faulkner, Kerri L. Johnson

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Previous findings on people perception show that perceivers are attuned to the social categories of group members, which subsequently influences social judgments. An outstanding question is whether perceivers are also attuned to visual cue variability (e.g., gender typicality). In two studies (n = 165), perceivers viewed 12-person ensembles (500 ms) of varying White men-to-women ratios. Importantly, faces of one gender/sex were morphed to appear either more masculine or more feminine. Consistent with prior work, results indicated that judgments varied by the actual gender/sex ratio. In addition, perceivers' judgments varied as a function of manipulated gender cues. Ensembles composed of masculine, compared to feminine White men, were judged to have more men, higher perceived masculinity, and to be more threatening. Complementary results were found for ensembles composed of feminine, compared to masculine White women. These findings highlight the impact of both social categories and visual phenotypic cue variability on people perception.

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人们感知中的性别/性别类别和性别化线索：性别/性别比例和性别化外观对群体判断的影响

以往关于人的感知的研究结果表明，感知者会对群体成员的社会类别产生适应性，进而影响社会判断。一个悬而未决的问题是，感知者是否也能适应视觉线索的变化（如性别典型性）。在两项研究（n = 165）中，感知者观看了不同白人男女比例的 12 人组合（500 毫秒）。重要的是，一种性别的面孔被变形为更男性化或更女性化。与之前的研究结果一致，研究结果表明实际性别/男女比例不同，判断也不同。此外，感知者的判断也会随着性别线索的变化而变化。与女性白种男子相比，由男性组成的组合被认为有更多的男性，感知到的男性气质更高，更具威胁性。与男性白人女性相比，由女性白人男性组成的组合也得到了互补的结果。这些发现凸显了社会类别和视觉表型线索的变化对人们感知的影响。

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Social Cognition PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

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期刊介绍： An excellent resource for researchers as well as students, Social Cognition features reports on empirical research, self-perception, self-concept, social neuroscience, person-memory integration, social schemata, the development of social cognition, and the role of affect in memory and perception. Three broad concerns define the scope of the journal: - The processes underlying the perception, memory, and judgment of social stimuli - The effects of social, cultural, and affective factors on the processing of information The behavioral and interpersonal consequences of cognitive processes.