Psychology 2035A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Masturbation, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Silent Treatment

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

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Psychology 2035 textbook chapter 11 gender and behaviour. Gender means the state of being male or female (when using the term sex, it refers to sexual behavior) Gender ste(cid:396)eot(cid:455)pes a(cid:396)e (cid:449)idel(cid:455) sha(cid:396)ed (cid:271)eliefs a(cid:271)out (cid:373)ales(cid:859) a(cid:374)d fe(cid:373)ales(cid:859) a(cid:271)ilities, pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)alit(cid:455) t(cid:396)aits a(cid:374)d so(cid:272)ial (cid:271)eha(cid:448)io(cid:396) The stereotyped attributes for males generally reflect the quality of instrumentality, an orientation toward action and accomplishment, whereas the stereotypes for females reflect the quality of expressiveness, an orientation toward emotion and relationships. The traditional male stereotype is more complementary than the conventional female stereotype. This fact is related to androcentrism, or the belief that the male is the norm masculinity is associated with higher overall status and competence. Gender differences are not clear cut; they are complex and often subtle. Meta-analysis combines the statistical results of many studies of the same question, yielding an estimate of the size and (cid:272)o(cid:374)siste(cid:374)(cid:272)(cid:455) of a (cid:448)a(cid:396)ia(cid:271)le(cid:859)s effe(cid:272)ts.