Experiment 3 - Gender

🧠 Background

• Existing research shows that people hold stereotypes about gender and job roles.
• This study tested whether the gender of the person in the scenario affected how intentional their actions seemed.

🧪 Method

• Participants: 100 people.
• They read side-effect scenarios where the agent’s gender was varied.
• They rated the person’s intention and responsibility.

📊 Findings

• No significant differences based on gender were found.
• People judged male and female agents similarly in terms of intention and blame.

💬 Summary

Gender did not seem to bias people’s perceptions of intention or responsibility. Judgements were consistent regardless of whether the character was male or female.

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