Gender Quiz

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1. What is a issue with Bem's use of questionairres

  • they lack bias
  • they're subjective and bias as they often result in reponse bias as the awnsers maybe influenced by social desirability bias
  • they're weak and bias as they often result in reponse bias as the awnsers maybe influenced by social desirability bias
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2. What is meant by GID?

  • Gender in Danger
  • Gender Identity Disorder
  • Gender Information Disorder

3. Two further limitations of Bem's research ...

  • BSRI may be over simple as it is hard to reduce gender identity to a single score withut knowing an individuals interests or own perception of abilities ( Golombok and Fivush ) and the BSRI was made over 40 years ago, questioning temporal validity
  • BSRI may be over simple as it is hard to reduce gender identity to a single score withut knowing an individuals interests or own perception of abilities ( Golombok and Fivush ) and the BSRI was made over 40 years ago, questioning temporal reliability
  • BSRI may be over simple as it is hard to reduce gender identity to a single score without knowing an individuals own hobbies ( Golombok and Fivush ) and the BSRI was made over 40 years ago, questioning temporal validity
  • BSRI may be over simple as it is hard to reduce gender identity to a single score withut knowing an individuals interests or own perception of abilities ( Golombok and Fivush ) and the BSRI was made over 4000 years ago, questioning temporal validity

4. What did Adams and Sherer (1985) argue?

  • people who display greater proportion of neural traits are better adjusted as these are more high valued in western society, suggesting Bem's assumption does not take into account social or cultural context
  • people who display greater proportion of masculine traits are better adjusted as these are more high valued in western society, suggesting Bem's assumption does not take into account social or cultural context
  • people who display greater proportion of feminine traits are better adjusted as these are more high valued in western society, suggesting Bem's assumption does not take into account social or cultural context

5. Outline and explain one strength of the BSRI?

  • developmemnt of the scale involved 50 males, judging 200 traits in terms of gender desirability, the top 20 were used. it was piloted on 100 students that strengthening validity, also has high test-retest reliability
  • developmemnt of the scale involved 50 males and 50 females judging 200 traits in terms of gender desirability, the top 20 were used. it was piloted on 100 students that strengthening validity, also has high test-retest reliability
  • developmemnt of the scale involved 5000 males and 5000 females judging 200 traits in terms of gender desirability, the top 20 were used. it was piloted on 100 students that strengthening validity, also has high test-retest reliability
  • developmemnt of the scale involved 50 males and 50 females judging 200 traits in terms of gender desirability, the top 20 were used. it was piloted on 100 students that strengthening validity, also has poor high test-retest reliability
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