Enfacing a female reduces the gender-science stereotype in males

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Contributors

  • Xingyu Zhang - , Southwest University (Author)
  • Bernhard Hommel - , Leiden University, Shandong Normal University (Author)
  • Ke Ma - , Southwest University (Author)

Abstract

The enfacement illusion refers to the illusory perception that features of another face that moves in synchrony with one's own facial movements become part of one's own body. Here, we tested whether males whose facial movements are synchronized with a virtual female face exhibit a less pronounced implicit gender-science stereotype than males whose movements are not synchronized. Results show that illusory ownership and agency of the face with opposite gender was successfully induced, and that synchrony significantly reduced the implicit gender-science stereotype as compared with nonsynchrony. Our findings are in line with previous demonstrations about being synchronized with other individuals facilitates feature migration-that is, the integration of their features into one's self-representation.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1729-1736
Number of pages8
JournalAttention, Perception, and Psychophysics
Volume83
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - May 2021
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

External IDs

Scopus 85099956604
ORCID /0000-0003-4731-5125/work/178381005

Keywords

Keywords

  • Virtual enfacement illusion, Gender-science stereotype, Implicit attitude, Feature migration