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Unit 1 - LAB - Gender Flashcards

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1
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Define the term ‘sex’

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The biological status of XX(female) or XY(Male)

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Jo has a biological sex of XX.

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Female

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What is meant by the term ‘gender’

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A person’s expression of their masculinity or femininity

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What is Alpha bias?

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A type of gender bias where the differences between males and females are maximised.

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What is beta bias?

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A type of gender bias where the differences between males and females are minimised.

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What is confirmation bias?

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A type of bias whereby an individual has the tendency to look for information that supports, rather than rejects, one’s preconceptions/views about a certain topic

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What type of bias is this? All boys play with cars and all girls play with dolls.

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Alpha bias

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What type of bias is this? A researcher believes that girls talk more than boys. He observes children at lunch but spends more time looking at the girls than the boys.

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Confirmation bias

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How can alpha bias affect equality?

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Men are seen as the providers and women are seen as more nurturing.

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How can beta bias affect equality?

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Minimises the differences and assume that males and females present depressive symptoms the same way.

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What is a schema?

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Mental representation of an aspect of the world.

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Gender schema combines which two theories

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Cognitive approach
Social Learning Theory

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Martin and Halverson argue that child at about age 3 look to others to form gender schemas. Who do they show favouritism to?

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ingroup - same sex

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What do Martin and Halverson argue happens to children who do not fulfil gender schemas?

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They are ignored or teased.

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What is one strength of gender schema theory.

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Practical Applications: awareness can lead to intervention to reduce prejudice

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What are sex role stereotypes?

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The shared expectations
within a society or social group regarding what is
appropriate behaviour for men and women.

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17
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Where do sex role stereotypes come from?

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Learned from birth: from both parents and wider society such as peers and media

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What are gender roles?

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Gender roles are societal norms that dictate the types of behaviour that are generally considered
appropriate for individuals based on their biological sex.

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What type of gender roles are linked to females?

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Cooking, Cleaning & nurturing

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What types of gender roles are linked to males?

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To work and provide for the family.

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What are theories linked to sex role stereotypes criticised for?

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Socially sensitive - promote prejudice so less likely to lead to equality.

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What is one area where priming women with their gender identify has reduced female performance?

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Maths - assumes males are better than females and this leads to a self fulfilling prophecy.

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What is one cultural difference example found by Mead?

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Arapesh - men and women are both caring and cooperative
Mundugumor - both males and females were aggressive
Tchambuli -opposite gender role behaviours were shown.

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How can culture affect gender?

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Different cultures have different expectations

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Why can Mead’s research be criticised for culture bias?

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Mead may have interpreted the behaviour of these groups through her western expectations of gender.

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When do we start to see gender segregation e.g. playing with same sex peers?

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Around age 3

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Research suggests that the more time spent ___________ can have a significant effect on a child’s sex identity.

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with same sex peers

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28
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In adolescence peers compare themselves to other peers. Why is this?

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To consider how well they feel they are fitting in with their gender category.

29
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When peers compare themselves to their peers, they may think their expressed gender identify doesn’t match with their assigned gender. What can this lead to?

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Gender dysphoria and transgender..

30
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Conformity to gender roles - How might normative social influence explain this?

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Children copy their same sex peers to fit in and avoid rejection by their peers

31
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Conformity to gender roles - How might informational social influence explain this?

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Children copy people they see as having more knowledge e.g. girls may look to older sisters to see how to behave.

32
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What can happen to adolescents when they don’t conform to social roles.

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Bullying and isolation

33
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In terms of not confirming to social roles. Which sex is conforming more important for to avoid rejection from peers?

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Males

34
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What is androgyny?

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When males and females take in behaviours normally associated with the opposite sex.

35
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Operant and classical conditioning are examples of which type of reinforcement?

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Direct

36
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Operant conditioning argues gender develops because ….

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A child is rewarded for a gender specific behaviour and so they repeat it.

37
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Which theory is being described. Mike is playing with dolls. His dad comes to him and tells him that he shouldn’t play with dolls and gives him a car instead.

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Operant conditioning

38
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How can operant conditioning explain the changes to more androgynous and fluid gender roles.

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Over times different behaviours are being reinforced.

39
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Social Learning Theory argues behaviour is learnt through …

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observing and imitating

40
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Social learning Theory is where we learn through which type of reinforcement?

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Indirect

41
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What are the mediational processes of ARRM?

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Attention, Retention, Reproduction & motivation

42
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In ARRM, What is Attention?

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We observe a model performing a behaviour.

43
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In ARRM, what is retention?

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Remembering the observed behaviour.

44
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In ARRM, what is reproduction?

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The ability to be able to replicate the observed behaviour.

45
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In ARRM, what is motivation?

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Having a reason to repeat the behaviour.

46
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In ARRM, what is one example of a motivation?

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Vicarious reinforcement - seeing someone rewarded for behaviour and the observer is motivated to repeat it

47
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What is vicarious reinforcement?

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Seeing someone rewarded for behaviour and the observer is motivated to imitate it.

48
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What is vicarious punishment?

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Not imitating observed behaviour that they have seen a person punished for.

49
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What is being shown here. A girl see’s her mother receive compliments for her beautiful dress. The girl asks for a dress for Christmas.

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Vicarious reinforcement

50
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Which gene does the Y chromosome contain?

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SRY

51
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What does the presence of SRY lead to?

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Development of testes and the release of testosterone

52
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What does the absence of SRY lead to?

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Development of ovaries and release of oestrogen

53
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What do sex chromosomes do?

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Play the role of determining sex

54
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What do hormones do?

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Plays the role of gender development which influences gender behaviours

55
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What is the genetic makeup in Klinefelter’s syndrome?

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XXY

56
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Give two characteristics of Klinefelter’s syndrome?

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Taller than average
Less facial and body hair
Breast development
Small Testes

57
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What is the genetic makeup of Turner’s syndrome?

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XO - absence of a second X chromosome

58
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Give two characteristics of Turner’s syndrome?

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Minimal breast development
Lack of pubic hair
Webbed neck

59
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What effect does testosterone have before birth?

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Masculinise the genitals and brain.

60
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What effect does oestrogen have after birth?

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Development of female sex characteristics
Regulation of menstrual cycle.

61
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In evolutionary theory, what characteristics are beneficial for females to show?

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caring and maternal instincts

62
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In evolutionary theory, what characteristics are beneficial for females to show?

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caring and maternal instincts

63
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in evolutionary theory, what characteristics are beneficial for males to show?

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Protection and hunting skills.

64
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What is dominant male theory?

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Dominant males mate more frequently
these adaptive male traits are passed on to next generation
ensuring continuation of masculine typical traits

65
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What is one limitation of the biological approach to explaining gender?

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Reductionist
as it reduces the complex behaviour of gender down to simple basic units such as genes and neurochemistry.

66
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What is one strength of the biological approach to explaining gender?

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Practical applications

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