A psychology professor is conducting research on the normative male.. Which of the following would be the most likely topic for this research?
a. Are people more biased against elderly women than elderly men?
b. When people hear a word such as student or citizen, do they think about men more often than women?
c. Who is more likely to have psychological problems, women or men?
d. Are gender differences larger in mathematical skills or in language skills?
Question 2
Which of the following students' statements would be the best example of the normative male concept?
a. Gloria: Women need to learn to be as assertive as males are..
b. Mike: Gender differences have been found in certain kinds of aggressive behavior..
c. Tallulah: The typical American voter is a female..
d. Humphrey: In future years, we expect men's smoking behavior to become more like women's smoking behavior..
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