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 ignore or underestimate differences between sexes are examples of…?

• Alpha bias

• Beta bias

• Personal bias

• Social bias

What is the name given to the view that 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

How has the research process itself been criticised 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 the potential impact that their own biases have on their work?

• Flexibility

• Inflexibility

• Reactivity

• Reflexivity

Freud's theory of psychosexual stages is an example of... and...?

• Alpha bias

• Beta bias

• Androcentrism

• Gynocentrism

Zimbardo's Stanford Prison experiment is an example of...and...?

• Alpha bias

• Beta bias

• Androcentrism

• Gynocentrism

Milgram's experiment is an example of ... and ...?

• Alpha bias

• Beta bias

• Androcentrism

• Gynocentrism