Gender Bias

Question 1

what is universiality and bias?

Answer 1

• all people like psychologist have values influenced by society
• bias is inevitable, undermine claims of universality

Question 2

what is alpha bias?

Answer 2

• exaggerate difference between genders (fixed + inevitable)

- wilsons 75 theory said men want to impreganate women and women take care of offspring

Question 3

what is beta bias?

Answer 3

underestimate difference between genders

- studies where females aren’t involved like kohl bergs theory of more development and fight or flight reponse

Question 4

what is Androcentrism?

Answer 4

• from beta bias
• understanding of behaviour comes from males studies - female behaviour misunderstood (like PMS used to explain emotion)

Question 5

• implication of gender bias

Answer 5

may validate stereotypes and discrimination (linked to how female emotion explained with biology like PMS)

Question 6

• sexism within research process

Answer 6

• research questions orientated to males
• preference for results showing gender difference
• nicholson (95) found researches with power label women as unreasonable and unable to complete task

Question 7

+ reflexivity

Answer 7

dambrin and lambert found being upfront about biases and preconceptions can reduce gender bias