Gender Bias

Question 1

What is gender bias

Answer 1

Gender bias is the differential treatment or representation of men and women based of stereotypes rather than real differences

Question 2

What is alpha bias

Answer 2

Alpha bias is the tendency to exaggerate the differences between men and women. The consequence of this is that it tends to devalue one gender over the other

Question 3

What is an example of alpha bias

Answer 3

An example of alpha bias is in attachment, bowlbys monotropic theory, which states that women are more central in caregiving compared to men. The research emphasises that the role of the father involves play whereas mothers are more nurturing

Question 4

What is beta bias

Answer 4

Beta bias is the tendency to ignore or minimise differences between men and women

Question 5

What is an example of beta bias

Answer 5

The fight or flight response in biopsychology assumes that it applies to women.
Taylor et al (2000) found that women have a tend or befriend response instead

Question 6

AO3 for Gender bias

Answer 6

1. One way to counter gender bias is to develop theories that exaggerate the value of women.
2. Beta bias has given women greater opportunities, however it still has disadvantages.
3. Reverse alpha bias describes the development of theories that show a greater emphasis on women - Cornwell et al