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A cognitive approach to the genesis of negative attitudes towards androgyny: Insights from the uncanny valley

2023-12-18

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<p>The "uncanny valley" hypothesis (Mori, 1970/2012) suggests that humanoid entities that are difficult to categorize generate a negative response (uncanny feeling). From this perspective, we examine the possible affective effects of cognitive dissonance on the formation of negative attitudes towards people with androgynous appearance. To this end, the following hypothesis is discussed: the gender ambiguity percei...

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DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/fhwr3

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