Explaining sex differences in infants' preferences for groups
| Autor: | Henry Markovits, Hassina P. Carder, Andrew Challen, Joyce F. Benenson, Ingrid Muller |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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media_common.quotation_subject Sexual Behavior Social change Social environment Infant Cognition Social preferences Choice Behavior Preference Mother-Child Relations Developmental psychology Social group Perception Developmental and Educational Psychology Humans Female Interpersonal Relations Psychology Social organization Social Behavior media_common |
| Zdroj: | Infant behaviordevelopment. 30(4) |
| ISSN: | 1934-8800 |
| Popis: | Social organization of a species influences myriad facets of individuals’ behavior. Much research indicates that human social organization consists of males in large groups and females in smaller groups or interacting with individuals. This study analyzed the initial factors that produce greater preferences for groups by human male versus female infants. To this end, using a looking preference paradigm, fifty-nine 6–8-month-old infants viewed individual versus group images of actual children. On the basis of several controls, results demonstrated that male more than female infants are attracted to the complex level of stimulation provided by groups. Discussion centers on further identifying male versus female patterns of group interaction from a perceptual and cognitive standpoint. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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