1. Gender Bias - Description

Question 1

Types of Gender Bias:

Alpha Bias

Answer 1

• Overestimates between gender differences
• Real and inevitable + enduring
• typically devalues females
• survival efficiency - men try to impregnate as many women

Question 2

Types of Gender Bias:

Beta Bias

Answer 2

• ignores/minimises differences between genders

- e.g. females aren’t involved in a study

Question 3

Types of Gender Bias:

Androcentrism

Answer 3

• If male behaviour is seen as normal than womens behaviour is seen as abnormal - at best females misunderstood
• a type of consequence of beta bias
• “PMS should be diagnosable category”
  •masochist personality disorder
• self sacrifice