phd candidate in psychology @ NYU studying development + social cognition
Sophie Arnold
New paper with @mohitmukherji.bsky.social, Mona Lebrun, and @marjorierhodes.bsky.social @JEP:G! Did you ever wonder whether saying things like “boys can wear dresses too” is effective at reducing stereotypical inferences? We find that they’re probably not—check out more here: doi.org/10.1037/xge0...
An important caveat: girls only negotiated less than boys in a live negotiation (Study 3). When girls and boys were imagining negotiating with an adult, there were no gender differences in negotiation (Studies 1 + 2). In person interactions could heighten children’s awareness of gender
As an aside: this work is the culmination of my first year grad school project and I'm so excited it's finally out! 🎉
Across three studies (N = 462) we found that girls + boys had remarkably similar perceptions of negotiation: they thought it was similarly likely and permissible to negotiate, they would receive similarly little backlash for negotiating, and they would get the same utility from negotiating
