Gender bias

Question 1

What is bias

Answer 1

Persons view is altered due to sterotypes

Question 2

What is gender bias

Answer 2

Differences between genders aren’t considered due to stereotypes leading to bias

Question 3

What is androcentrism

Answer 3

Unconscious/conscious focus on males within research/society

Question 4

What is alpha bias

Answer 4

Exaggeration of differences between genders

Question 5

Give an example of alpha bias

Answer 5

Bowlby’s monotropic theory of attachment

Sociobiological theory - Men prefer young women as it shows fertility and they prefer impregnating many women/short term relationships. Females prefer older strong males/long term relationships and if they act like men e.g. being with many men, it’s seen as against their nature.

Question 6

What is beta bias

Answer 6

Ignoring/minimising differences between genders

Question 7

Give examples of beta bias

Answer 7

Zimbardo’s study on 24 American males assuming that all people experience deindividuation and are prone to their environment

Fight or flight

Question 8

What is universality

Answer 8

Aim to develop theories applicable to all people(includes real differences) - e.g. self actualisation, congruence - Maslow and Rogers

Question 9

Evaluate gender bias research and it’s consequences/strengths

Answer 9

Can create misleading assumptions about women e.g. PMS - counter - modern research shows positive female attributes e.g. better at learning

Modern research challenges evolutionary research regarding gender bias(Darwin) - E.g. men can also be selective when choosing partners

Previous gender bias research has led to a criteria being formed to avoid bias(Worrell) - study women irl context - reduces investigator effects, stereotypes etc

Research challenges the idea of gender bias/suggests each gender is unique(Gilligan) - e.g. moral understanding differs between gender