What is it? Androgyny is displaying a balance of similarly high levels of masculine and feminine characteristics in one’s personality.
Gender Bias in Psychology
A description of the different types of bias associated with psychological research including; gender bias, alpha bias, beta bias, androcentrism, gynocentrism, cultural relativism, ethnocentric bias, cultural bias. A focus on the implications of these bias in research
The role of chromosomes and hormones (testosterone, oestrogen and oxytocin) in sex and gender. Atypical sex chromosome patterns: Klinefelters syndrome and Turners syndrome
Biological Factors and Gender Development AO1, Description: The role of chromosomes Chromosomes are made from DNA, there are 46 chromosomes in the human body arranges into 23 pairs. The 23rd […]
Sex and gender, sex-role stereotypes. Androgyny and measuring androgyny including the Bem Sex Role Inventory
Sex or Gender? – AO1, Description: Why is it important to make the distinction? In everyday life, the terms sex and gender are often used interchangeably suggesting they are one […]
