APS
2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025
Gender and Race Associations in Infants' Concept of Familial Labels: Larger Effects from Two-Choice Than Six-Choice Tasks
- Shi Xin Ooi
University of Minnesota - Emmy Higgs Matzner
University of Minnesota - Charisse Pickron
UMN
Abstract
We examined methodological considerations in assessing race/gender associations for “mommy” and “daddy” labels in 102 11-33 month-old US infants using two face-selection tasks. Odds of selections matching caregiver race decreased 77.2% in a six-choice task compared to a two-choice task. In both tasks, gender-based associations increased as infants got older.
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