issues and debates

Question 1

gender bias ao3 first paragraph

Answer 1

Alpha bias research like evolutionary psych promotes inappropriate stereotypes ;findings suggest females dependent on males can lead to feelings of inferiority +promote discrimination.
*Evolutionary psychology show diff r : innate, due to genetics,gives bio justification for gender bias within society; can provide scientific reasoning to deny women opportunities within employment+ can validate discrimination can impact the economy +female’s life prospects.

Question 2

gender bias ao3 second paragraph

Answer 2

*male psychologists & use of lab experiments, argued favour male ppts. Lab exper produce inequitable relationships, with male researchers able to use power to label females as irrational or unreasonable.

• taverns argues research methods should adapt to females; more equality
  should use qualaltitive research ,like interviews to fully understand female behaviour;if continue w this method(quan data ),may = neg consequences for women when generalised beyond setting of experiment.

Question 3

universality

Answer 3

idea that conclusions drawn from research can be applied to everybody , regardless of time period , gender or culture

Question 4

what does socially sensitive research mean

Answer 4

studies in which there are potential social consequences or implications, either directly for the ppt in reseacrh or the class of ppl represented by the research