AQA Psychology for A Level Year 2 Flashbook

Gender and culture in psychology: Gender bias — multiple choice questions 1 Psychologists seek but bias is inevitable. (a) Universality. (b) Generalisability. (c) Globalisation. 4 Non-male behaviour is judged to be abnormal: (a) Estrocentrism. (b) Androcentrism. (c) Ethnocentrism. 7 Suggests male promiscuity is naturally selected: (a) Sociobiological theory. (b) Biosocial theory. (c) Psychosocial theory. 2 Differences between sexes are presented as fixed and inevitable: (a) Alpha bias. (b) Beta bias. (c) Androcentrism. 5 Fight or flight response is an example of: (a) Alpha bias. (b) Beta bias. (c) Theta bias. 8 Recognising one’s own biases in research: (a) Reactivity. (b) Reflexivity. (c) Flexibility. 3 Ignores or underestimates differences between sexes: (a) Alpha bias. (b) Beta bias. (c) Theta bias. 6 Walkerdine’s study found evidence of: (a) Universality. (b) Beta bias. (c) Essentialism. Answers 1A 2A 3B 4B 5B 6C 7A 8B Possible extended writing questions: • Discuss gender bias in psychology. [AL = 16] • Discuss gender bias in psychology. Refer to two topics you have studied in your answer. [AL = 16] 4 Topic 1: Issues and debaTes