gender bias Flashcards
what is gender bias
refers to treating a person in a more or less favourable way based on their gender
what can gender bias in research lead to
stereotypes
what is alpha bias
misrepresentation of behaviour due to researchers exaggerating differences between men and women
what is beta bias
misrepresentation of behaviour due to researchers underestimating differences between men and women
what is androcentrism
male centred view whereby masculine traits are seen as more desirable
what is universality
a theory which applies to all people despite differences
which researcher is criticised for being alpha biased
freud
why does the psychodynamic approach suffer from alpha bias
argues that women are morally inferior to men
why does freud argue women are morally inferior to men
during the phallic stage of psychosexual development, girls do not identify with their mothers as strongly as boys do with their fathers
if girls identify weaker, they internalise weaker morals through the superego
how does freud argue that women identify
passively
how does freud argue that men identify
actively
why is freuds research therefore an example of alpha bias
misrepresentation of behaviour between men and women as there is an exaggeration in the difference in morals
