Prevalence Induced Concept Change In Gender Perceptions

Feminist theories assert that societal norms 和 social contexts shape our underst和ing of gender. We suggest that prevalence-induced concept change (Levari et al., 2018) may explain why gender identity concepts vary based on context. 为了检验这一点, participants (N=300) in the current study evaluated faces or objects for their masculinity 和 femininity. Some participants viewed only masculine stimuli, some viewed only feminine stimuli, 有些人两者都看. Participants then completed a separate task in which they rated neutral behaviors for dominance (a stereotype associated with men) 和 warmth (a stereotype associated with women). 正如预期的, when participants saw a higher prevalence of masculine stimuli or feminine stimuli, faces 和 objects were evaluated as less gender stereotypical than when participants saw an equal prevalence of masculine 和 feminine stimuli. 此外, participants who only saw masculine stimuli rated neutral behaviors as warmer 和 less dominant, indicating a potential mechanism by which people are evaluated in contexts with a disparate representation of men 和 women.