Gender Bias in Psychology
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According to the text, what is gender bias?

  • The belief that there are no differences between men and women
  • The equal treatment of men and women based on stereotypes
  • The differential treatment or representation of men and women based on stereotypes (correct)
  • The tendency to exaggerate differences between men and women

What is alpha bias?

  • The differential treatment or representation of men and women based on stereotypes
  • The tendency to exaggerate differences between men and women (correct)
  • The equal treatment of men and women based on stereotypes
  • The belief that there are no differences between men and women

According to Freud's psychodynamic explanations for offending behavior, why are females considered to be less moral than males?

  • Females have a stronger deviant superego
  • Females do not experience castration anxiety (correct)
  • Females have a stronger superego
  • Females have a stronger need to identify with the moral standards of their same-sex parent

According to the text, what is an example of alpha bias?

<p>The differential treatment or representation of men and women based on stereotypes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who refuted the idea that females are less moral than males, as suggested by Freud's psychodynamic approach?

<p>Hoffman et al. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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