GENDER BIAS Flashcards
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WHAT IS THE ISSUE OF GENDER BIAS
are the results of some psychological studies affected by the gender of pps or the researchers expectations of that gender
what is gender bias
the differential treatment and represenation of males and females based on stereotypes
what is androcentrism
theories focused on males
what is gynocentrism
theories focused on women
what is alpha bias
exaggerates differences between males and females
what is beta bias
minimises the difference between men and women
what is universality
this is the assumption that findings can be applied to BOTH genders
how can we apply gender bias to psychology research
alpha bias-freud as he argues there are psychological differences between men and women
androcentrism-milgram only used male pps
relationships-alpha bias, evolutionary theory
what is the A03 for gender bias
it stems from institutional sexism- feminists argue that lab experiments disadvantage women because research undertaken in the controlled world tells us very little about the experiences of women beyond such a setting. e.g. eagly andd johnson noted that studies in natural enviornments found women and men were judged as more similar in styles of leadership than what was found in a lab
it can be reduced by adopting a feminist approach-feminist psychology accepts that there are biological differences between males and females but suggests that socially determined stereotypes make a far greater contribution to perceived differences e.g. the evolutionary explanation for mate selection has been challenegd as reflecting victorian social norms rather than indictative of genuine innate differences
it offers practical application, eagly claims that females are less effective leaders than ,males- this helps researchers develop training programmes aimed at reducing the lack of female leaders in the real world
the implication of beta bias is that women and men are the same- arguing for equality between men and women draws attention away from womens needs and from differences in power between men and women-this is a limitation because in society where one group holds the most power seemingly neutral actions end up benefiting this group.
