gender bias in psych

• universality in gender bias?


  the assumption that there are psychological principles that apply to equally both male and females
• gender bias


  occurs when one gender is treated less favorably than the other
• what 3 forms can gender bias take?

  • androcentrism
  • alpha bias
  • beta bias
• what is androcentrism?


  where male behavior is viewed as the standard against which female behavior is compared
• what is alpha bias?


  when differences between the genders are over-exaggerated
• what is beta bias?


  when the gender differences are ignored or minimised