gender bias in psychology essay plan
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- Discuss gender bias in psychology (16 marks)
- 1. Gender bias definition
- Differential treatment or representation of men and women based on stereotypes rather than real differences
- 3. Androcentrism definition
- Centred or focused on men, often to the neglect or exclusion of women
- 4. Alpha bias with example
- Exaggerates the differences between men and women and therefore devalue one gender
- Freud's research
- Femininity is failed masculinity due to inability to undergo the Oedipus complex
- 5.Beta bias with example
- Assuming what is true for men, is true for women- hence minimising differences
- Fight-or-flight response research
- Originally done on male animals due to difficult female hormones, however Taylor (2000) found tend-and-befriend response in women
- 2. Universality definition
- The aim to develop theories that apply to all people, which includes real differences
- 6. Evaluation
- Studies emphasising the value of women
- Cornwell et al (2013)
- Women are better at learning due to being more attentive, flexible and organised
- Cornwell et al (2013)
- Serious consequences for women
- Hare-Mustin
- Draws away from women's special needs such as demands of pregnancy
- Hare-Mustin
- Research method difference over gender difference
- Eagly & Johnson (1990)
- Lab experiments disadvantage women
- Eagly & Johnson (1990)
- Investigator effects over gender differences
- Rosenthal (1966)
- Male experimenters are more pleasant to female participants
- Rosenthal (1966)
- Studies emphasising the value of women
- 1. Gender bias definition
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