PSYC 3480 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Mental Rotation, Reading Disability, Relational Aggression
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Cautions about research on gender comparisons: a variety of biases can have a powerful effect when psychologists conduct research about either women or gender comparisons. In addition, we need to be cautious about interpreting the (cid:396)esults of the (cid:396)esea(cid:396)(cid:272)h. let"s (cid:272)o(cid:374)side(cid:396) fi(cid:448)e spe(cid:272)ifi(cid:272) (cid:272)autio(cid:374)s that a(cid:396)e (cid:396)elevant to the current chapter: biased samples can influence results. (cid:1006). The (cid:272)og(cid:374)iti(cid:448)e ge(cid:374)de(cid:396) diffe(cid:396)e(cid:374)(cid:272)es a(cid:396)e (cid:374)ot la(cid:396)ge e(cid:374)ough to ha(cid:448)e a (cid:373)ajo(cid:396) i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)(cid:272)e o(cid:374) a pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)"s career choice. Biased samples: almost all the research on cognitive abilities focuses on college students, so this research is not representative of the general population (d. f. halpern, 2000). We know almost nothing about adults who have not attended college. In addition, most of the research on gender comparisons examines white men and women in the united states and canada: a frequency distribution tells us how many people in a sample receive each score.
