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Are Machines Gender Neutral? Gender‐Stereotypic Responses to Computers With Voices
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This study tested whether computers embedded with the most minimal gender cues will evoke gender‐based stereotypic responses. Using an experimental paradigm (N = 40) that involved computers with voice output, the study tested 3 gender‐based stereotypes under conditions in which all suggestions of gender were removed, with the sole exception of vocal cues. In all 3 cases, gender‐stereotypic responses were obtained. Because the experimental manipulation involved no deception regarding the source of the voices. this study presents evidence that the tendency to gender stereotype is extremely powerful, extending even to stereotyping of machines.
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“Even though the intention behind choosing female voices for the DVAs might have been to make users more comfortable to talk with a machine (Nass, Moon and Green 1997), it in parallel contributed to reinforcing gender stereotypes.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Nass, C., Moon, Y., & Green, N.
- Affiliations
- Stanford University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Nass, Clifford
- ORCID
- Green, Nancy
- Venue
- Journal of Applied Social Psychology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1997-05
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 864-876
- ISSN
- 0021-9029 (ISSN-L)
- 1559-1816
- OpenAlex
- W2094409166
- Cited by
- 670
- References
- 13
- Citations by year
- 2026: 45 · 2025: 55 · 2024: 44 · 2023: 51 · 2022: 60 · 2021: 62 · 2020: 41 · 2019: 33 · 2018: 30 · 2017: 18 · 2016: 20 · 2015: 18 · 2014: 12 · 2013: 20 · 2012: 10
- FWCI
- 10.67
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Applied Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Social Robot Interaction and HRI
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Media, Gender, and Advertising
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Keywords
- gender stereotypes, vocal cues, gender cues, speech output
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