Pasterski, Vickie, Zwierzynska, Karolina and Estes, Zachary, 1973-. (2011) Sex differences in semantic categorization. Archives of Sexual Behavior, Vol.40 (Vol.6). pp. 1183-1187. ISSN 0004-0002

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Abstract

Sex differences in certain cognitive abilities, including aspects of semantic processing, are well established. However, there have been no reports investigating a sex difference in semantic categorization. A total of 55 men and 58 women each judged 25 exemplars of natural categories (e.g., fruits) and 25 of artifact categories (e.g., tools) as a nonmember, partial member, or full member of the given category. Participants also rated confidence for each judgment. Women provided a greater number of vague (partial member) judgments whereas men provided more inclusive (full member) judgments of artifacts but more exclusive (nonmember) judgments of natural categories. The sex difference in vagueness was observed across domains (Cohen's d = .56). Confidence predicted categorization among both men and women, such that more confident participants exhibited fewer vague category judgments. However, men and women were equally confident in their category judgments, and confidence failed to explain the sex difference in categorization. Men and women appear to categorize the same common objects in systematically different ways.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Psychology
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Cognition -- Sex differences, Categorization (Linguistics) -- Sex differences, Semantics -- Sex differences, Cognitive science
Journal or Publication Title:	Archives of Sexual Behavior
Publisher:	Springer New York LLC
ISSN:	0004-0002
Date:	December 2011
Volume:	Vol.40
Number:	Vol.6
Page Range:	pp. 1183-1187
Identification Number:	10.1007/s10508-011-9764-y
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/39845

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