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Interpersonal Conflict Resolution: Differences Across Sex And Socially Established Gender, Abby Ramon
Interpersonal Conflict Resolution: Differences Across Sex And Socially Established Gender, Abby Ramon
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
The purpose of this study was to examine, compare, and contrast how men and women handle conflict in romantic interpersonal relationships. The purpose was also to examine the relationship between people’s particular ways of responding and their levels of masculinity and femininity, as measured by a modified version of the Bem Sex Role Inventory. Eighty-two participants between the ages of 18 and 55 were recruited for this study. They were all asked to fill out a personality inventory and two questionnaires, both of which consisted of a hypothetical conflict scenario and questions for the participant to answer. The data were …
How Preference Plays A Role In Gender And Details, Jennifer Anstead, Brittni Martin
How Preference Plays A Role In Gender And Details, Jennifer Anstead, Brittni Martin
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
How preference plays a role in gender and details was examined and evaluated in this experiment. We used Lindenwood University's Human Subject Pool to recruit 30 participants, 16 females and 14 males. Our purpose was to see whether the participants found more differences between the pairs of pictures they preferred over the less preferred pictures. We used gender stereotypical pictures with the hope that participants would prefer the picture that best fits their gender. We did not find statistical significance, F(2,58)=2.126, p=.129(p<.05), in that the participants discovered more differences in their preferred picture. However, we did find statistical significance between picture type and number correct, and the order the pictures were given and the number correct in each picture.
Gender Bias In Peer Grading Among Undergraduate Students, Elizabeth Dalton
Gender Bias In Peer Grading Among Undergraduate Students, Elizabeth Dalton
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
Using the observation that people refer to their own genders when talking about an unknown author, one might infer that people might relate to authors of their same sex. If this is true, this could be a gender bias as people could attribute good qualities of an unknown author to their gender. This led to an investigation of gender bias in peer grading where students were thought to attribute better grades on a paper if the author is their same sex. Participants were separated into three groups separated by the knowledge of the author’s gender then asked to grade a …