Biological Motion and Gender Recognition: Visual Fixation on the Inversion Effect

Authors

Andrey P. Borisyuk, Belmont UniversityFollow
Rachel J. Garland, Belmont University
Alysse M. Feldman, Belmont University
Abigail R. Marchese, Belmont University

Publication Date

Winter 12-3-2012

College

College of Sciences & Mathematics

Department

Psychological Science, Department of

SURS Faculty Advisor

Lonnie Yandell, PhD

Presentation Type

Oral Presentation

Abstract

Gender recognition of point-light animations replicated an inversion effect. Participants identified the gender of thirty-two (half upright and half inverted, half male and half female) moving point-light human figures. Male figures were more accurately recognized in upright animations whereas female figures were more accurately recognized in inverted animations. Eye gaze of both genders was identical in both the upright animations (predominantly waist and shoulders) and inverted animations (predominantly waist but more distributed across body parts).

Recommended Citation

Borisyuk, Andrey P.; Garland, Rachel J.; Feldman, Alysse M.; and Marchese, Abigail R., "Biological Motion and Gender Recognition: Visual Fixation on the Inversion Effect" (2012). Science University Research Symposium (SURS). 237.
https://repository.belmont.edu/surs/237