Benenson Joyce F, Markovits Henry, Muller Ingrid, Challen Andrew, Carder Hassina P
Department of Psychology, Emmanuel College, Boston, MA 02115, United States.
Infant Behav Dev. 2007 Dec;30(4):587-95. doi: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2007.03.010. Epub 2007 Mar 30.
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.
一个物种的社会组织会影响个体行为的诸多方面。大量研究表明，人类社会组织由大群体中的男性和小群体中的女性或与个体互动的女性组成。本研究分析了导致人类男婴和女婴对群体有更大偏好的初始因素。为此，采用注视偏好范式，59名6至8个月大的婴儿观看了真实儿童的个体与群体图像。基于多项对照，结果表明，男婴比女婴更容易被群体提供的复杂刺激水平所吸引。讨论集中在从感知和认知角度进一步确定男性与女性的群体互动模式。
