examples of beta bias in psych

• ASCH's study on conformity used all male participants and generated theories of conformity that were assumed to apply to men and women equally
• MORI and ARAI repeated the experiment in Japan and found that female participants were more likely to conform than males, showing that there are differences in gender in conformity, so Asch's conclusions about conformity may downplay gender differences
• in forensic psychology, the MAOA gene ha been studied in men and has been associated with aggressive behavior

  • the effects on women haven't been studied and aren't known, which means the theory shouldn't be generalized to all, ignoring possible gender differences making the theory beta biased