gender bias

Question 1

gender bias

Answer 1

the differential treatment of men and women based on stereotypes rather than gthe real difference

Question 2

alpha bias

Answer 2

tendency to exaggerate differences between men and women suggesting that there are real and enduring differences between sexes
- consequences typically devalue women
examples - psychodynamic approach

Question 3

androcentrism

Answer 3

the consequence of beta bias and occurs when all behaviour is compared according to the male standard often to the neglect of women

example - pms
male anger is seen as rational whilst women anger is seen as irrational

Question 4

beta bias

Answer 4

a tendency to ignore or minimise differences between men and women
example - fight or flight

Question 5

strengths of gender bias

Answer 5

feminist psychology
- argues that there are real differences but socially determined stereotypes make a far greater contribution to percieved differences

research support
- cornwall found that women are better at learning than men
- challenges the stereotypes that in any gender position men are better

practical application
- beta bias has allowed for greater acces to education for women however haro et al found that arguing for equality draws attention away from women special needs

Question 6

limitations of gender bias

Answer 6

bias in research methods
- research may find differences between genders but it may not be the genders but instead the method used
- rosenthal found that male experiementers are more pleasant and encoruaging to female ppts and therefore they perform better

instituionalised sexism - lab experiment
- male researchers deem women as unreasonable
- eagly and johnson noted that studies in real settings found women and men are judged as more similar in leadership styles in comparison to in lab settings