Issue and Debates: Gender bias

Gender bias in psychology undermines attempts to develop _________ theories.

• Accurate

• Reliable

• Universal

• Valid

Theories that emphasize that differences between sexes are fixed and inevitable are examples of…?

• Alpha bias
• Beta bias
• Personal bias
• Social bias

Theories that emphasize that ignores or underestimates between sexes are fixed and inevitable are examples of…?

• Alpha bias
• Beta bias
• Personal bias
• Social bias

What is the name given to the view non-male behaviour is abnormal?

• Androcentrism
• Concentrism
• Estrocentrism
• Ethnocentrism

Which type of bias is the fight or flight response?

• Alpha bias
• Beta bias
• Personal bias
• Social bias

Walkerdine (1990) found evidence of…?

• Emphasism
• Essayism
• Essentialism
• Exceptionalism

How has the research process itself been criticesd for being sexist?

• Research may not focus on female concerns
• Research may not focus on male concerns
• Research may not focus on social concerns
• Research may not focus on relevant concerns

What is the name given to psychologists' ability to recognise that their own biases has on their work?

• Flexibility

• Inflexibility

• Reactivity

• Reflexivity