PSYC 2740 Lecture Notes - Casual Sex, Surgency, Inhibitory Control Test
14 Apr 2013
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Sex difference: significant difference between men and women; can be anything, height, body type, personality. Gender stereo types: how men and women might or should differ; exaggeration of roles, not always true. Effect size: d statistic difference in standard deviation units; +/- . 20 is small, . 5 is medium and . 8 is large; a large effect size does not necessarily have implications for any one person, it is a general statistic. Inhibitory control (controlling urge to act up in class): girls > boys. Negative affectivity (ability to feel anxious or depressed): no significant difference. Extra version women are slightly more outgoing (gregariousness), d = -. 15; men are slightly high on activity level, d = . 09; men are moderately higher on assertiveness, d=. 50. Agreeableness women are higher on trusting, d = -. 25; women are more tender-minded toward other individuals, d = . 97; women smile more than men, d=. 60; men are more physically aggressive (moderate to large d); men commit more violent crimes.
