Issues And Debates

Question 1

What is gender bias?

Answer 1

When a researcher does not accurately represent the experience of one or more genders this often takes the form of poor samples, making assumptions and over generalising a whole gender

Question 2

Alpha bias - gender bias

Answer 2

When differences between genders are exaggerated this most commonly takes the form of identifying gender differences and implying that one gender is superior

Question 3

Beta bias - gender bias

Answer 3

Beta bias is when differences between genders are ignored this most commonly takes the form of poor sampling where only one gender is represented

Question 4

Androcentrism

Answer 4

Male psychologist views their own gender as the norm and others as ab normal

Question 5

Gynocentriism

Answer 5

Female psychologists views their own gender as the norm and others as ab normal

Question 6

Examples of beta bias

Answer 6

Zimbardos prison experiment this study ignored women as sample was all men + Ainsworth at strange situation only mothers where used as they where believed to be baby’s only primary attachment

Question 7

Alpha bias examples ?

Answer 7

Freud saw males as superior he refereed to femininity as a failed masculinity + role of the farther Grossman said mother is the main caregiver as well as bolbwys theory of material deprivation

Question 8

Ev