gender bias

• What can lead to gender bias in research?

  Failure to consider differences between men and women
• What is gender bias in research?

  When a theory doesn't represent experiences of men or women
• What are the two types of gender bias?

  • Alpha bias
  • Beta bias
• What characterizes alpha bias in psychological research?

  It exaggerates differences between genders
• How are differences presented in alpha bias?

  As fixed and inevitable
• What is a common effect of alpha bias on women's value?

  It often devalues women in relation to men
• What does beta bias in psychological research involve?

  Ignoring or underestimating gender differences
• When does beta bias typically occur in research?

  When findings are assumed to apply equally to both genders
• What does androcentrism in psychology refer to?

  A male-dominated version of the world
• How are changes in female hormones viewed in psychology?

  As pre-menstrual syndrome causing anger
• How is male anger typically perceived compared to female anger?

  Male anger is viewed as a rational reaction