ABSTRACT

To test the differential effect of gender and regional belonging, we used a method based on the ingroup over-exclusion effect but taking into account both the gender of the participants and the stimuli. Two experiments were conducted to study the role of gender of participants in the categorization of ambiguous faces as humans or animals. According to the over-exclusion hypothesis, individuals protect their ingroup by excluding any individual who casts doubt on the humanity of the group. In our research, we took into account gender of participants and regional belonging, and the stimuli requiring assessment, including human, ape and ambiguous human/ape-like faces created through morphing procedure. Our results support the over-exclusion hypothesis, but only when participants do not share the same gender category with the target. Same-gender participants and stimuli annul the over-exclusion bias on the regional ingroup. These data are discussed in line with various theoretical hypotheses developed within the framework of the psychology of intergroup relations.

摘要

为了检验性别和区域归属的差异效应，我们使用了基于群体内过度排斥效应的方法，但同时考虑了参与者的性别和刺激因素。进行了两个实验，以研究参与者的性别在将歧义面孔分类为人还是动物方面的作用。根据过度排除的假设，个人通过排除对团体的人性有疑问的任何个人来保护自己的团体。在我们的研究中，我们考虑了参与者的性别和区域归属以及需要评估的刺激，包括通过变形过程创建的人，猿和模棱两可的人/类猿面孔。我们的结果支持过度排斥假说，但前提是参与者与目标对象的性别类别不同。相同性别的参与者和刺激措施消除了区域内群体的过度排斥倾向。这些数据是根据群体间关系心理学框架内发展的各种理论假设进行讨论的。