Psychology 2035A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Educational Software, Glass Ceiling, Homophobia

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Kelly Barnes

Document Summary

Gender similarities and differences: meta-analysis: combines statistical results of many studies asking the same question, yielding an estimate of the size and consistency of a variable"s effect, aka assess the overall trend in research. Janet hyde: gender similarity hypothesis: men and women are very similar and differences found are small, but left out important variables. Personality traits and social behavior: self-esteem, females lower than males - but the difference is small, aggression, behavior that is intended to hurt someone, males - physical aggression, females - relational aggression. Psychological disorders: small differences in overall incidence of disorders, differences for the prevalence of specific disorders, men: antisocial behavior, alcoholism, drug related disorders, complete suicide, women: depression, anxiety disorders, ptsd, attempt suicide, deliberate self-harm, eating disorders. Putting gender differences in perspective: these are group differences - not about individuals. Biological origins of gender differences: nature: biological disparities contribute to differences in behavior, nurture: role of learning and environmental influences.