As women began to enter psychology in greater numbers in the early 1970s, they began to document evidence of a pervasive bias in the research methods that were being used. Describe the biases that these feminist psychologists documented
What will be an ideal response?
A good answer will include the following key points.
• Many studies used only men as subjects.
• Topics such as menstruation, motherhood, the dynamics of power and sexuality in relationships, definitions of masculinity and femininity, gender roles, and sexist attitudes had largely been ignored.
• They showed how research has often been used to justify the lower status of women and other disadvantaged groups.
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follow the same timing in the development of language. understand sounds only from their native language. fail to discriminate the sound of the human voice from other sounds. follow the same sequence of language development.
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A) death darer. B) death seeker. C) death ignorer. D) death initiator.