IB Psychology 1.1.2 Cultural and Gender Bias Key Definitions

A form of gender bias that exaggerates differences between men and women.

A form of gender bias that hides or downplays real differences between men and women.

A systematic tendency to apply one cultural group's norms and assumptions as if they were universal.

A research approach that studies a culture from the inside, using categories defined within that culture.

A research approach that compares cultures using standardised categories defined from outside.

A systematic distortion in psychological research caused by how gender is sampled, measured, or interpreted.