Measuring Gender Stereotypes Among Japanese University Students Using the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP): A Systematic Replication

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This study measured gender stereotypes among Japanese university students using the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP). The study was designed as a systematic replication, examining whether IRAP-based procedures could be used to assess gender-related relational responding in a Japanese university sample.

The study contributes to behavior-analytic research on implicit relational responding by extending IRAP-based measurement to a Japanese context. It also situates gender stereotypes as patterns of relational responding that can be assessed through structured behavioral tasks rather than only through self-report measures.

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• Measuring: structured behavioral measurement of relational responding
• Verbal Behavior: derived relational responding and socially relevant language-based behavior
• Systematic Replication: extending IRAP-based assessment to a Japanese university sample

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Yamaguchi, M., Iwamoto, J., & Matsuda, S. (2025). Measuring gender stereotypes among Japanese university students using the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP): A systematic replication. Behavior and Social Issues, 34, 452–475. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42822-025-00229-1

Recommended citation: Yamaguchi, M., Iwamoto, J., & Matsuda, S. (2025). Measuring gender stereotypes among Japanese university students using the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP): A systematic replication. *Behavior and Social Issues*, 34, 452–475. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42822-025-00229-1
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