PSYC 3480 Lecture Notes - Operational Definition, Meta-Analysis
24 Feb 2013
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There are far more similarities than differences in gender. Even those significant differences are very small. Now we know that females can show aggression, not to same extent but still. Not like before when it was taught that men where the only aggressors and that women where the nurturing ones. there are factors that can explain or influence the size of gender differences (confounds) Social factors related to size of gender differences in social and. Box-scores or counting: it is easy to do: but it is not accurate or strong enough to give an statistical result. General helpfulness: stereotype: little difference: meta-analysis of 182 comparisons. Only +0. 13 effect size (males are just a little bit more helpful that women) but specific differences (research studies) Men are more likely to help if helping would be dangerous. Both men and women are equally likely to mail a stamped letter that. Danger to shield or feed those hiding.
