Chapter 2 Flashcards
Do men inherently possess greater math ability than women?
No, it depends more on socioeconomic status, primary school effectiveness, home learning environment and the mother’s education level
Why are women more likely to say no to casual sex than men?
Because they feel they will be stigmatized as a slut and they expect the sex to be unpleasable
What is the maximalist approach?
an approach that will emphasize differences
What is the minimalist approach?
an approach that will emphasize similarities
Are there more similarities or differences between the sexes?
Similarities
Are there more similarities or differences in how women and men claim to offer support?
Similarities
What is the gender diagnosticity score (GD) ?
The estimated probability that an individual is male or female given the individuals gender-related interests.
What are quantitative methods?
Methods in which convert variables of interest into numbers and use statistical analyses to test hypothesis
What are examples of quantitative research methods?
Experimental
Ex post facto
Quasi-experimental
Correlational designs
What are quasi-experimental designs?
a design in which the researcher measures at least one participant variable and manipulates at least one independent variable
What is a correlational design?
When researchers test hypothesis about the strength and direction of relationships between pairs of variables
What are Qualitive research methods
Methods in which researchers collect in-depth, non numerical information in order to understand participants’ subjective experiences within a specific context
What is a meta-analysis
A quantitative technique for analyzing the results across a set of individual studies `
What are examples of qualitive research methods?
Case studies interviews focus groups narrative research ethnography
What is the d statistic?
A common measure of effect size
