采用情感錯誤歸因程序的變式,通過操縱中性姓名伴隨符號的特征,考察數字的奇偶、大小及整與非整特性對性別判斷的影響,以及字母的固有形態特征對性別判斷的影響,從而獲得符號表達中的性別隱喻。結果發現:(1)數值的奇偶不存性別隱喻,但數值存在大男-小女、整男-非整女的性別隱喻。(2)字母外形存在曲線男-棱角女的性別隱喻。研究表明符號表達相關的屬性可能與陽性(陰性)相關聯。

In the present study,the principle of misattribution was used to explore the gender metaphors of digital features and letter features.Digital features include odd-even,large-small and integral-non-integral characteristics.Letter features refer to the inherent morphological characteristics of letters.The results showed that:(1) relatively gender-ambiguous stimuli(neutral names) paired with the larger numbers would be perceived as more masculine than those same ambiguous stimuli when paired with the small numbers,and neutral names paired with an integer number would be perceived as more masculine than those with a non-integral number.However,there was no male-odd/female-even metaphor.(2) The inherent morphological characteristic of letters had a significant gender metaphor for women.Female subjects were more likely to associate curvy letters with men and angular letters with women,whereas male subjects were not aware of the association between letter appearance and gender.