Saccone Elizabeth J, Chouinard Philippe A
Department of Psychology and Counselling, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Iperception. 2019 May 10;10(3):2041669519850590. doi: 10.1177/2041669519850590. eCollection 2019 May-Jun.
It was previously reported that Barbie feels heavier than Ken when both dolls are matched for mass. However, we felt it was unclear from this earlier report if the effects went beyond a typical size-weight illusion. By providing better controls, we conclude more confidently that doll features other than size influence weight perception. Specifically, conceptual knowledge, in the form of culturally reinforced biases, seems to affect how we perceive their weight.
此前有报道称，当两个玩偶质量相匹配时，芭比娃娃感觉比肯娃娃更重。然而，我们认为从这份早期报告中尚不清楚这种影响是否超出了典型的大小-重量错觉。通过提供更好的对照，我们更有信心地得出结论，除了大小之外，玩偶的其他特征也会影响重量感知。具体而言，以文化强化偏见形式存在的概念性知识似乎会影响我们对它们重量的感知。
