Sex differences in infants' attraction to group versus individual stimuli

被引：20

作者：

Benenson, JF

Duggan, V

Markovits, H

机构：

[1] Univ Plymouth, Dept Psychol, Plymouth PL4 8AA, Devon, England

[2] McGill Univ, Montreal, PQ, Canada

来源：

INFANT BEHAVIOR & DEVELOPMENT | 2004年 / 27卷 / 02期

关键词：

social organization; sex differences; groups; individuals;

D O I：

10.1016/j.infbeh.2003.09.008

中图分类号：

B844 [发展心理学（人类心理学）];

学科分类号：

040202 ;

摘要：

Past research with common chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes, and cross-cultural data with human beings suggest that relative to females, males prefer group over individual interaction. The present study tested whether this sex difference would be found in 6-8-month-old human infants using a preferential looking paradigm. Results showed that relative to females, males looked more at the group versus the individual stimuli. The results are consistent with an evolutionary mechanism that produced sex differences in the organization of relationships in human society. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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页码：173 / 180

页数：8

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