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The Science of Psychology
The Science of Psychology
The Science of Psychology
Psychology
Chapter 1
Feminist psychology
– Study of the psychology of women
– Argue that
Much research is based on all-male samples,
thus does not
Reports of gender differences focus too much
on extremes and ignore similarities
Psychologists only study what they consider
to be important
Psychology: An Introduction 12/e - Charles G. Morris & Albert A. Maisto (c
) 2005 Prentice Hall
Gender Issues
Sexual orientation
– Gender to which one is sexually attracted