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Sex-Related Patterns in the Unit of Perception

Purdue University

Brenda Major

Purdue University

Male and female students, categorized as either sex- typed or androgynous, were asked to segment a videotaped sequence of behavior into natural units, according to procedures developed by Newtson (1973). No differences were found for sex of subject or for sex of actor in the rate of unitization. However, a sig nificant interaction revealed that androgynous persons of both sexes respond to male and female actors similarly, while sex- typed persons show considerable divergence toward actors of dif ferent sex. Implications for both sex differences and unit of perception in attribution are discussed.

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