L1 - Gender Bias Flashcards
Define sexism
Stereotypes, discrimination, or prejudice based on one’s gender, usually experienced by women
Define gender bias
Psychological research offering a view that doesn’t justifiably represent the experience of men or woman
Define alpha bias
When psychological research overestimates differences between the sexes, often devaluing women relative to men
Define beta bias
When psychological research underestimated the differences between the sexes, often due to exclusion of females in researc
Define androcentrism
Behaviour deviating from our understanding being drawn from research involving only men is likely to be seen as abnormal or inferior
Define universality
Conclusions from research drawn can be applied to everyone anywhere, regardless of time, culture, or gender
How is institutional sexism relevant? (+)
Male researchers more likely to have research published
Research finding a gender difference is more likely to be published than if it found no difference
Alpha bias example
Sociobiological theory where men try to impregnate as many women as possible to increase passing down of genes
Beta bias assumes what about studies excluding women
Results from them can be generalised to gem
Example of beta bias
Fight or flight but tend-and-befriend
Androcentrism results in female behaviour being seen how
Pathologists, abnormal
When does androcentrism occur
Consequence of beta bias
Universality involves psychologists claiming what
Discoveries are objective and not influenced by own values
+ related to 1930s research (1)
‘Scientific’ research revealed intellectual activity shrivelled ovaries and reduced chance of conceiving
+ gender based research (2)
Provides scientific justification for denying women opportunities within society
