APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Gender at First Sight: ERP Insights into Automatic Activation, Semantic Bias, and Inclusive Language Dynamics In Spanish and Italian
- Alba Casado
Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center at University of Granada - Giuseppe Benigno
Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB) - Francesca Pesciarelli
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia - Daniela Paolieri
Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center at University of Granada
Abstract
We examined whether grammatical gender automatically activates in Spanish and interacts with stereotypes and bilingual-experience. Using a gender-priming paradigm, we measured ERP responses to arbitrary/biological and neutral/stereotypical primes. Results reveal gender-congruency effect across all primes, stereotype-driven modulation in bilinguals, and no evidence that masculine forms function as generic in Spanish.
