Bias in psychology
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- Q1A definition of universality is..something that is independent of who we areany underlying characteristic that can be applied to all.something that is a fact30s
- Q2Gender bias isrecognising that there are different genders.the tendency to distinguish between people or gropups of people based on gender.based on prejudiced views about men and women.30s
- Q3Alpha biassuggests there are real and significant differences between men and women.suggests there are no differences between men and women.30s
- Q4Beta biassuggests that there are little or no differences between the behaviour of men and women.suggests that there are real differences in the behaviour of men and women.30s
- Q5Androcentrism means'female centred' and assumes that female behaviours are the norm and desirable'male centred' and it assumes that male behaviours are the norm and desirable.30s
- Q6An example of a[pha bias isAinsworth's theory of attachmentKohlberg;'s theory of moral developmentEvolutionary ideas on male and femaly attitudes towards relationships30s
- Q7Feminists argue that androcentrism is wrong because it often..ignores behaviours in other cultures.trivialises and medicalises behaviours that are normal in women.makes men think women are weak.30s
- Q8Cultural bias is a ...tendency to ignore cultural differences and interpret behaviours based on one's own cultural normsthinking all cultures are differenntthinking all cultures are the same30s
- Q9An etic approach ..looks at behaviour from outside the culture based on the idea of universal norms.assumes that all cultures are different.30s
- Q10An emic approachsays that cultural norms are biased.assumes we can only understand our own culture.starts from inside the culture and identifies behaviour that is specific to that culture.30s
- Q11A consequence of an etic approach isethnocentrismandrocentrismgynocentrismbetacentrism30s
- Q12An outcome of an emic approach iscultural genarilsationcultural universalismcultural relativism30s
- Q13Intelligence tests are ethnocentric becausethey assume only western people are intelligentthey can pick out the intelligent and less intelligent people.they assume that intelligence is an universal concept with the same charactersistics in all cultures30s
- Q14An issue when carrying out cross-cultural research isthat you might break local laws.the population might not speak englishthe population may not have experience of western notions of scientific research.30s