Author Question: According to Chapter 1 of your textbook, newspapers and magazines often provide a distorted version ... (Read 8 times)

asmith134 · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

According to Chapter 1 of your textbook, newspapers and magazines often provide a distorted version of the research on gender. Which of the following statements is correct regarding this issue?

a. The media may imply that research conducted on animals can easily be generalized to humans.
b. The media rely too much on research, and not enough on women's personal stories.
c. The media usually represent gender differences as being smaller than they actually are.
d. The media emphasize practical significance more than they emphasize statistical significance.

Question 2

Suppose you have just conducted a study about the psychological characteristics of males and females. If you want to report these findings, which term would be most preferable in your title?

a. Gender comparisons
b. Sex comparisons
c. Gender differences
d. Sex differences