Gender Bias 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyIssues and debatesA2/A-levelNone Created by: lpilgrimCreated on: 04-03-17 17:06 Alpha Bias Exaggerates differences between men and women 1 of 11 Beta Bias Ignores or minimises differences between men and women 2 of 11 Universality Aim to develop theories that apply to everyone (memory) 3 of 11 Example of Alpha bias Freud's research - viewed femininity as failed masculinity 4 of 11 Example of Beta bias Fight or flight response - Taylor found the 'tend to befriend' response in females 5 of 11 Androcentrism The main focus is on men so women are often neglected - male view world 6 of 11 Gender bias Differential treatment of men and women based on stereotypes 7 of 11 Evaluation - Asch's research Male p's used in the studies = inaccurate data and ignores women so there is support for Beta bias 8 of 11 Evaluation - Research method bias Feminists argue lab studies are not a true representation of women (argue about natural or field experiments showing differences more) 9 of 11 Evaluation - Researcher bias Gender - male researchers more encouraging towards women - males did worse - not valid 10 of 11 Evaluation - Research containing gender bias Darwins theory of sexual selection said males more aggressive - recent studies showed women can be as aggressive - should not rely on past sudies 11 of 11
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