TY - JOUR
T1 - Are Women Perceived as Worse Magicians Than Men? Gender Bias When Evaluating Magic Tricks
AU - Gygax, Pascal
AU - Thomas, Cyril
AU - Didierjean, André
AU - Kuhn, Gustav
PY - 2019/11/13
Y1 - 2019/11/13
N2 - We present two experiments investigating the effect of the perceived gender of a magician on the perception of the quality of magic tricks. In Experiment 1, tricks performed by an allegedly female magician were considered worse than those by an allegedly male magician. In Experiment 2, participants had to generate possible solutions to how the tricks were done. Under these conditions, male participants were better at explaining the tricks, but the gender effect found in Experiment 1 disappeared. We discuss the gender bias in Experiment 1 and the lack of bias in Experiment 2 in terms of specific social and cognitive mechanisms (e.g., cognitive dissonance).
AB - We present two experiments investigating the effect of the perceived gender of a magician on the perception of the quality of magic tricks. In Experiment 1, tricks performed by an allegedly female magician were considered worse than those by an allegedly male magician. In Experiment 2, participants had to generate possible solutions to how the tricks were done. Under these conditions, male participants were better at explaining the tricks, but the gender effect found in Experiment 1 disappeared. We discuss the gender bias in Experiment 1 and the lack of bias in Experiment 2 in terms of specific social and cognitive mechanisms (e.g., cognitive dissonance).
U2 - 10.32872/spb.v14i3.33574
DO - 10.32872/spb.v14i3.33574
M3 - Article
SN - 1896-1800
VL - 14
JO - Social Psychological Bulletin
JF - Social Psychological Bulletin
IS - 3
ER -
