Theories Can Show Gender Bias

Question 1

three main theorists that show gender bias

Answer 1

Freud
Asch
Bem

Question 2

Freud’s theories usually describe male behavior as the

Answer 2

norm explaining female behavior as anything which differed from the norm

Question 3

Freud proposed that when young girls realize that they don’t have a penis, they suffer from

Answer 3

penis envy

Question 4

Asch’s research into conformity was

Answer 4

androcentric - he used a male-only sample meaning that his results couldn’t be generalized to women

Question 5

Bem date

Answer 5

1974

Question 6

Bem’s theory of psychological androgyny is a

Answer 6

beta biased theory

Question 7

Bem’s theory centers on the idea that the most psychologically healthy men and women can

Answer 7

choose which personality traits they want to have, regardless of whether they’re typically masculine or feminine qualities

Question 8

Bem classified the various masculine and feminine traits as being

Answer 8

on a level playing field

Question 9

Bem’s theory is beta biased because

Answer 9

it ignores the fact that different traits are valued differently in society