Issues and Debates (Spec-specific) - Gender Bias AO1 Flashcards

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What is Gender Bias?

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-Psychological research or theory
-Offers a view that does not justifiably represent the experience and behavior of men and women
-May represent one gender only

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What is Universality?

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Underlying characteristic of human beings that is capable of being applied to all, despite differences of experience or upbringing

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What is Bias?

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Tendency to treat one individual or group in a different way to others

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What is Beta Bias?

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The attempt to downplay or underestimate the differences between genders

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What is Alpha Bias?

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The attempt to exaggerate or overestimate the differences between the genders

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What is Androcentrism?

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-When men’s behaviour is used as the standard to which women’s behaviour is compared to
-Females are often seen as ‘abnormal’, ‘deficient’ or ‘inferior’ by comparison

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What can be used as an example of Beta-Bias?

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-Taylor et al. (fight or flight response)
-Sheridan and King (in reference to Milgram’s obedience studies)

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What did Taylor et al. study?

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Females are likely to ‘Tend or Befriend’ instead of ‘Fight or Flight’

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What did Sheridan and King study?

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-Variation of Milgram’s obedience study
-100% of women used a fatal shock on a puppy, while only 54% of males did

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What are examples of Alpha-Bias?

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-Freud (Oedipus complex)
-Evolutionary Approach to Psychology (justify classic gender stereotypes)

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How did Freud use Alpha-Bias?

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-Boys associate better with their fathers because of the Oedipus complex
-Girls don’t associate as much with their mothers because they lack an Oedipus complex
-Therefore, women develop weaker superegos

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How does the Evolutionary Approach use Alpha-Bias?

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-Encourages stereotypes such as ,men are more dominant’ or ‘women are more parental to their offspring’
-Society has changed since these gender roles were required and normalised

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What are examples of Androcentrism?

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-DSM-III_R (pathologising female behaviours)
-Brescoll and Uhlman (pre-mentrual syndrome)

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How is the DSM-III-R Androcentric?

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-Proposed a ‘Masochistic Personality Disorder’ for women
-Included symptoms of behaviours that men do not tend to show (self-sacrifice, rejecting opportunities for pleasure)

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How is PMS Androcentric?

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-Uses stereotypes to medicalise female emotions using hormonal terms
-Whereas male anger is seen as a logical response to pressures

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How can you avoid Gender Bias?

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-Don’t extrapolate findings
-Use both male and female participants
-Use both male and female researchers so both viewpoints are considered
-Don’t exaggerate differences in findings
-Be sensitive
-Be reflexive in research