gender bias

Question 1

what is gender bias?

Answer 1

the differential treatment or representation of males and females based on stereotypes- not real differences

Question 2

what is andocentrism? and example

Answer 2

theories that are primary centred on males- e.g all make participants

Question 3

what is alpha bias?

Answer 3

theories that exaggerate the difference between males and females

Question 4

what is an example of alpha bias in freuds research?

Answer 4

freuds psychodynamic approach argued boys and girls experience different conflicts in psychosexual development.girls do not suffer with oedipus complex and therefore do not identify strongly with their mothers.it was then argues this had an impact on development as girls developed weaker superegos emphasising differences with males and females.
reasesrch into girls morality challenges this

Question 5

how does bowlbys monotropic theory show alpha bias?

Answer 5

bowlbys theory suggests infants are innately programmed to form an attachment with one primary caregiver who is the mother which is said to be an innate survival mechanism. he argues deprivation has long term consequences such as affectionless psychopathy. how ever reasesrch into the role of the father such as lamb contradicts

Question 6

what is beta bias?

Answer 6

beta bias theory ignores or minimises sex differences which can result from andocentricsm

Question 7

how did aschs study demonstrate beta bias?

Answer 7

asch study into conformity involved a sample of only male participants. it was assumed that from the results females would respond the same way as males in conformity. more recent applications have showed gender differences in conformity rates-therefore beta bias