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Marco Fabbri1, Monica Martoni2, Alessia Beracci1,3
1Department of Psychology, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Caserta, Italy.
Frontiers in Psychology
|March 13, 2023
Summary
The gender composition of pairs influences joint action. Same-gender pairs showed stronger effects in flanker tasks, while mixed-gender pairs exhibited reversed effects in Navon tasks, impacting joint attention.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Neuroscience
Background:
- Joint action research shows sensitivity to coactor's attention.
- Resolving self-other action discrimination is crucial in joint tasks.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate if gender composition modulates joint action effects.
- To examine how same-gender versus mixed-gender pairs perform in joint attentional tasks.
Main Methods:
- Experiment 1: Joint flanker task with same-gender (female-female, male-male) and mixed-gender (female-male) pairs.
- Experiment 2: Joint Navon task with same-gender and mixed-gender pairs.
- Comparison with classical flanker task performance.
Main Results:
- Experiment 1: Higher joint flanker effect in same-gender pairs compared to mixed-gender pairs.
- Experiment 2: Joint Navon effect observed in same-gender pairs, reversed in mixed-gender pairs.
- Joint effects in Experiment 1 mirrored classical task effects.
Conclusions:
- Gender composition significantly impacts joint attentional tasks.
- Pairing gender influences how individuals process joint actions and attention.
- Findings highlight the role of social factors in collaborative cognition.
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