From unidentified to 'misidentified' newborn: male bias in recognition of sex.
Our study tests in newborns the perceptual bias described in 1979 by Hildebrandt and Fitzgerald in recognizing the sex of infants, using videorecords instead of still photographs. Analysis showed a tendency for young adults to perceive newborn infants as male immediately after birth, and this perceptual bias diminished if the babies smile.
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Institute of Behavioral Sciences, Semmelweis Medical University, Budapest. nagyeme@net.sote.hu
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Molnár
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D000328:Adult; D004192:Discrimination, Psychological; D005145:Face / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018730:Infant Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012904:Smiling / Q000502:physiology*; D012938:Social Perception; D014741:Video Recording