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
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
9. What is mant by Androgyny
an induvidual with more masculine than feminine traits, behaviours and attitudes
presence of a balance of masculine and feminine traits, behaviours and attitudes
an inbalance of masculine and feminine traits, behaviours and attitudes
an individual with more feminine than masculine traits, behaviors and attitudes
10. 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
11. BSRI has 60 Questions and a 7 point scale , how are masculine and feminine catergorised
masculine results from high score on M items and low on F items, feminine results from high score on M items and low in N items
masculine results from high score on M items and low on F items, feminine results from high score on F items and low in M items
masculine results from high score on M items and low on F items, feminine results from high score on F items and low in N items
masculine results from high score on M items and low on F items, feminine results from high score on N items and low in M items
12. There are 2 other categorizations which are consistantly high or consistently low, what are these called?
Consistently high is an non-androgynous categorization and consistenly low is an unclassified categorisation
Consistently high is an androgynous categorization and consistenly low is an unclassified categorisation
Consistently low is an androgynous categorization and consistenly high is an unclassified categorisation
Consistently high is an androgynous categorization and consistenly low is an classified categorisation
13. Outline and explain one strength of the BSRI?
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 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
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, 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
14. What did Bem (1974) suggested and why?
low androgyny is associated with poor psychological well being, as induviduals with a balcnce of both genders traits are better equipped to adapt to a range of situations
high androgyny is associated with poor psychological well being, as induviduals with a balcnce of both genders traits are better equipped to adapt to a range of situations
high androgyny is associated with psychological well being, as induviduals with a balcnce of both genders traits are better equipped to adapt to a range of situations
low androgyny is associated with psychological well being, as induviduals with a balcnce of both genders traits are better equipped to adapt to a range of situations
15. Why aren't these stereotypes valid?
only valid for females
they're valid, they have been scientifically proven
no biological reason for certain roles to be associated with a specific gender, often leading to sexist and damaging attitudes
only valid for males
16. what are sex role stereotypes?
social expectations regarding how males and females should behave
how males and females should behave in society
a cultures laws on each sexes behavior
17. 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
