ISSUES + DEBATES Flashcards
1
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what is gender bias
A
research/theories that may offer a view that does not represent the experience and behaviour of men or women
2
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AO1 - GENDER BIAS
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- Universal
- Alpha bias (Freud)
- Beta bias (asch’s)
- Androcentrism
3
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Biological vs Social explainations
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- social sterotypes may be presented as facts (girls have better verbal ability + boys better spatial = Maccoby)
4
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Sexism in research
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- women underrepresented
- psychology lecturers mainly men so research more likely to be conducted by men may disadvantage femalte ppts (Murphy 2014)
5
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Gender Biased research
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- studies of gender biased are published less than studies of other bias (Formanowicz)
- gender bias taken less seriously
6
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what is cultural bias
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a tendancy to interperet all phenomena through the ‘lens’ of ones own culture, ignoring the effects cultural differences might have on behaviour.
7
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AO1 - CULTURAL BIAS
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- universailtiy
- ethnocentrism - Ainesworth SS
- cultural relativism (intelligence)
