gender bias

Question 1

definition of gender bias

Answer 1

refers to misrepresentation in attitudes and beliefs based on our prejudice or pre-excisting ideas concerning gender

Question 2

alpha bias

Answer 2

refers to theories which exaggerate diffreeces betwen men and women
may enhance or undervalue members of another sex, typically undervalue females

Question 3

beta bias

Answer 3

refers to theroies which ignore or minimise sex differences
theories often assume findings from males can apply equally to males

Question 4

example of alpha bias

Answer 4

evolutionery explantions

evolution explains human need to survive therefore reproduce
provides explantion how males and females innately differnet to help adaptation of their roles, aid surivial off a species

males more dominant
femals have more empahy and parental investment to aid suirval off offspring

Question 5

example of beta bias

Answer 5

asch
research into conformity involved an all male sample
thus demonstrated beta bias
assumed females would respond in the same way as the males
therefore, show same rates of conformity
mori and arai showed gender differenecs on conformity rates
reseaarch ignores gender differenecs
assumes females behave the same supporting argument
supporting reaerch for complete understanding of conformity