作为感知幽默风格的函数,可怕男人的联盟实用性
Mitch Brown1, Patrick A Stewart2, Gregg R Murray3
1Department of Psychological Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA.
Psychological reports
|December 23, 2025
概括
面部宽度与高度比率 (fWHR) 影响在群体决策中对男性的看法. 附属性幽默可以减轻对强大的男性的负面看法,在某些情况下提高他们的感知价值.
科学领域:
- 进化心理学 进化心理学
- 社会认知是指社会认知.
- 人类行为人类行为.
背景情况:
- 面部宽度与高度比 (fWHR) 是一种影响社会观念的物理暗示.
- 以前的研究表明,fWHR影响了对男性可怕性和联盟实用性的判断.
- 然而,在决策中,面部暗示和其他社会信号 (如幽默) 之间的相互作用是不太了解的.
研究的目的:
- 研究面部宽度与高度比 (fWHR) 如何与幽默类型 (附属性与攻击性) 相互作用,从而塑造对男性适应不同角色的看法.
- 检查关联信号是否可以减轻在联盟环境中与高fWHR相关的潜在负面推理.
- 通过纳入多式联运社会线索,扩展以前关于fWHR的发现.
主要方法:
- 一个大型的全国代表性样本 (N=1,385) 评估了具有不同fWHR (高与低) 的假设男性目标.
- 目标被描述为使用攻击性或附属性幽默.
- 参与者对目标的有效性进行了评价,这些角色需要集团间的代表,集团内部的执法,体力和精神精度.
主要成果:
- 具有高fWHR的男性被认为在要求身体力量的任务中更有效.
- 当使用关联性幽默时,高fWHR对需要精致的任务的负面影响减少了.
- 低fWHR和使用附属性幽默独立预测对外交角色的偏好.
结论:
- 对男性联盟实用性的看法是基于多式联络线索,而不仅仅是面部结构.
- 附属性幽默是一种重要的社会信号,可以调节像fWHR这样的面部暗示的解释.
- 了解这些复杂的相互作用对于准确的社会认知和群体环境中的决策至关重要.
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