Evaluation: Gender bias Flashcards

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Name the 1st evaluation point of gender bias

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Reverse alpha bias
- Shows the difference between sex’s but emphasise the value of women
- e.g women are better at learning because they are more attentive, flexible & organised

challenges stereotype that gender differences the male must be better - change people’s preconceptions

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Name the 2nd evaluation point of gender bias

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Avoiding beta bias
- equal treatment for m&w - given women greater opportunities - can be a disadvantage

  • arguing for equality = draws attention AWAY from women’s special needs
  • in society - 1 group holds most power - neutral actions benefit group with power
  • suggests we avoid beta bias to ensure significant differences are taken account of
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Name the 3rd evaluation point of gender bias

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Bias in research methods
- male experiments are more pleasant, friendly & encouraging to female participants
result, male participants performed less well on tasks assigned

  • this criticism suggest that there are issues with way data is collected - creates false picture of male-female differences
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